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English adjective: drear

1. drear causing dejection


SamplesA 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.


Synonymsblue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry


Similarcheerless, depressing, uncheerful


Antonymscheerful









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