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drearily

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drea·ry  (drîr)
adj. drea·ri·er, drea·ri·est
1. Dismal; bleak.
2. Boring; dull: dreary tasks.

[Middle English dreri, bloody, frightened, sad, from Old English drorig, bloody, sad, from dror, gore; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

dreari·ly adv.
dreari·ness n.
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Adv.1.drearily - 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"
Translations
drearily [ˈdrɪərɪli] adv (= depressingly)
a drearily familiar scenario → un scénario tristement familier
drearily
adv (+vb) → eintönig; saymonoton; staretrüb; (+adj) → trostlos; it rained drearily all dayes war trostlos, wie es den ganzen Tag regnete; it was drearily familiares war nur allzu vertraut
drearily [ˈdrɪərɪlɪ] adv (dressed) → in modo deprimente; (speak) → in modo noioso
drearily [ˈdrɪərɪlɪ] adv (dressed) → in modo deprimente; (speak) → in modo noioso


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The anthem was interminable, and you had to stand drearily while it was being sung; you could not hear the droning sermon, and your body twitched because you had to sit still when you wanted to move about.
The fear of losing Joe's confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney-corner at night staring drearily at my for ever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue.
"I am very low, Utterson," replied the doctor drearily, "very low.
 
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