dreich

/ driːx /

adjective

1. dialect.
   dreary

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreich¹

Middle English dreig, drih enduring, from Old English drēog (unattested); see dree

Example Sentences

The weather outside is lovely, which is a change to when the 2019 squad was announced at a dreich Linlithgow Palace.

From BBC

On a dreich night in Dundee it took both teams a while to warm up until Caroline Weir and Cuthbert each forced a save out of Shannon Turner, making just her second appearance in the Northern Ireland goal.

From BBC

There may well be the odd day when the weather is wet and “dreich.”

From New York Times

Even the weather turned up for the occasion as a dreich Scottish summer gave way to blue skies and sunshine.

From BBC

It’s all gray stone houses and Neolithic stone circles — and dreich weather.

From Washington Post