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Drear (Adjective)

Meaning

Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • A drear November morning matched the sorrow in her heart as the anniversary of her father's death approached.
  • The drear surroundings of the once-abandoned mansion reflected the despair that its past occupants must have experienced.
  • The city was shrouded in a drear mist that seemed to sap the will to explore its streets from even the most adventurous of tourists.
  • His drear outlook on the world led him to expect only the worst in people and situations.
  • A drear rain poured down on the wedding parade, washing away the carefully laid rose petals and soaking the joyful couple's photo session.

Synonyms

  • Grim
  • Drab
  • Blue
  • Dingy
  • Dismal
  • Disconsolate
  • Sorry
  • Dreary
  • Dark
  • Gloomy
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