drearisome

drear·i·some
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/ˈdɹɪəɹisəm//ˈdɹɪɹisəm/

adjective

Characterised or marked by dreariness.

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bleaksombrecheerlesscomfortlessdarkmorosedepressingdesolate
OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English dreary →
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Meanings

adjectivedrearisome (comparative more drearisome, superlative most drearisome)

comparative more drearisome · superlative most drearisome · alternative drearysome

  1. Characterised or marked by dreariness.

    Ere the wet, wintry morn , with its drearisome light

    1834, William Neville Usher, Cottage Life and Rural Scenery

    Synonyms: bleak, sombre, cheerless, comfortless, bleak, dark, morose, depressing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacterised or marked by dreariness.

Similar
bleaksombrecheerlesscomfortlessbleakdarkmorosedepressingdesolatediredisconsolatedismaldolefuldolesomedreardrearydreichforlorngayless
Also see
bleakcomfortlessdarkdesolatediredisconsolatedismaldolefuldreardrearydreichforbiddinggaylessgloomsomegloomyglumgraygrimhumorlessjokelesslugubriousmirthlessmiserablemoodyplaintivesaturninesolemnsolitarysombresternsullensunlessuncheerfuluncheeryunmerryunmirthfulwintry

Origin

  1. Englishdreary
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishdrearisome

From dreary + -some.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drearisome

wearisome
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Anagrams

rosemaried
Cite this entry
APA

drearisome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drearisome

MLA

“drearisome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drearisome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drearisome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drearisome.

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