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drearily

/ˈdɹɪəɹɪli/ adv

In a dreary manner.

Word Origin Dreary comes from Proto-Germanic *dreuzą 'blood, gore' — originally, it meant bloody, gory, and thus horrifying. Over time, the meaning softened to 'gloomy, dismal'. Drearily means in a gloomy manner. The same root gives us drip, drop, and drench — all related to falling liquid, like blood dripping. So dreary is literally 'bloody', but now it's just depressing. The breakdown drear+i+ly shows: gory + adjective + in a manner.

adv In a dreary manner.

The rain fell drearily against the window all afternoon.

(副词) 沉闷地；阴郁地

雨沉闷地敲打着窗户，持续了整个下午。

(adverbio) De manera sombría; melancólicamente.

La lluvia caía sombríamente contra la ventana toda la tarde.

(adverbe) d'une manière morne; tristement; lugubrement; mélancoliquement [D'une manière morne et lugubre, qui inspire l'ennui ou la tristesse.]

La pluie tombait drearily contre la fenêtre tout l'après-midi.

(Adverb) trostlos; düster; eintönig [auf eine trostlose, eintönige oder freudlose Weise]

Der Regen prasselte **drearily** den ganzen Nachmittag gegen das Fenster.

(副詞) 陰気な様子で、ものうく、憂鬱に

雨は午後中ずっとものうく窓に打ち付けていた。

(advérbio) sombriamente; melancolicamente; tristemente; lugubremente [De maneira sombria.]

A chuva caía monotonamente contra a janela a tarde toda.

Synonyms: gloomily dully bleakly somberly monotonously tediously depressingly cheerlessly Antonyms: cheerfully brightly pleasantly interestingly
Word parts: drear + i + ly

Related words

dreary dreariness

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