driech

[ dreekh ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. dree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of driech¹

Variant of driegh

Example Sentences

For, as they say in Scotland, the lady had proved "driech to draw up."

From Project Gutenberg

During the next three years (and that is a long driech time) I made many excuses for not going down to Eden Valley.

From Project Gutenberg