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drearily

drea·rily

UK/ˈdɹɪəɹɪli/ US/ˈdɹɪɹɪli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a cheerless manner

  • “in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future”
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Origin

From Middle English drerily, from Old English drēoriġlīċe; equivalent to dreary + -ly.

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