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): /ˈdriu̯riː/
Adjective
drery
- Experiencing sadness; glum, unhappy.
- Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary.
- Saddening, terrible, disappointing, painful.
- Scared, terrified; in a state of panic or fear.
- Ruthless, malicious, without mercy or kindness.
- (rare) Terrifying, scary, horrifying; causing panic and fear.
- (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 2018-09-21.