drery

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) dreriȝ, dreori, drieri
• dreri, druri, drwry, drewry, drerye

Etymology

From Old English drēoriġ, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdreːriː/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈdrøːriː/

Adjective

drery

1. Experiencing sadness; glum, unhappy.
2. Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary.
3. Saddening, terrible, disappointing, painful.
4. Scared, terrified; in a state of panic or fear.
5. Ruthless, malicious, without mercy or kindness.
6. (rare) Terrifying, scary, horrifying; causing panic and fear.
7. (rare) Gruesome, gory.

Related terms

• drerily
• drerimod
• dreryhed
• drerynesse

Descendants

• English: dreary
• Scots: drear

References

• “drẹ̄rī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 September 2018.