Local English word record

drearily

adverb · 1 sense

in a cheerless manner

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Examples

  • in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future

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Synonyms

dismally

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