drearily
English
adv
Definitions
- In a dreary manner
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English drerily inherited from Old English drēoriġlīċe suffix from English dreary (dire, appalling, colourless, drab, dark, grievous, cheerless).
Origin
English
dreary
Gloss
dire, appalling, colourless, drab, dark, grievous, cheerless
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- drear English
- drearihead English
- drearihood English
- dreariment English
- dreariness English
- drearisome English
- dreary English
- drēoriġlīċe Old English
- drerily Middle English
- drery Middle English