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dreary

drea.ry \'dri(*)r-e-\ aj [ME drery, fr. OE dre-orig sad, bloody, fr. dre-or 
   gore]; akin to OHG tru-re-n to be sad 1: DOLEFUL, SAD  2: causing feelings 
   of cheerlessness : GLOOMY