drearisome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹɪɹisəm/ mirror–nearer merger
- /ˈdɹɪəɹisəm/ without the mirror–nearer merger
Etymology
Etymology tree English dreary Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English drearisome From dreary + -some.
Meanings
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Characterised or marked by dreariness.
Ere the wet, wintry morn , with its drearisome light
1834, William Neville Usher, Cottage Life and Rural Scenery:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more drearisome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| drearysome | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most drearisome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
saturnine · dark · unmerry · comfortless · somber · dismal · desolate · sombre · lack-laughter · drear · gloomsome · morose · disconsolate · sunless · bleak · sullen · grim · wintry · miserable · dolesome · gloomy · drearisome · joyless · bleak · uncheerful · dire · no joke · mirthless · dreich · uncheery · melancholy · sombre · woeful · doleful · lugubrious · depressing · solemn · dreary · unhappy · cheerless · forlorn · spiritless · gray · gayless