drear
[ dreer ]
Origin of drear
1First recorded in 1620–30; back formation from dreary
Words Nearby drear
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How to use drear in a sentence
Twas still but gray abroad––a drear dawn: promising a belated, sullen day.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman DuncanThe streets were “deserted and drear,” and, of course, unlighted—the late Confederacy had no gas and no oil.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceI seem suddenly lifted out of a drear monotony of unchanging days, back to a life of extraordinary vitality and promise.
The Wasted Generation | Owen JohnsonEven then—in that tense moment, the drear anguish of yesterday surged like a wave through my mind; but, upon it a gleam of hope.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordCaptain Cavendish, expressing his gratitude once more, lounged into the drear and foggy night.
A Changed Heart | May Agnes Fleming
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