drear
adjective
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Pronunciation: /dɹɪə/ / /dɹɪɚ/ / /dɹɪɹ/
adj
Etymology: Shortening of dreary.
- Dreary.
“Earth raised up her head From the darkness dread and drear,”
“I spoke, perplexed by something in the signs Of desolation I had seen and heard In this drear pilgrimage to ruined shrines:”
noun
Etymology: Back-formation from dreary. Compare greed.
- Gloom; sadness.