drery

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) dreriȝ, dreori, drieri
dreri, druri, drwry, drewry, drerye

Etymology

From Old English drēoriġ, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdreːriː/
(dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈdriu̯riː/

Adjective

drery

Experiencing sadness; glum, unhappy.
Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary.
Saddening, terrible, disappointing, painful.
Scared, terrified; in a state of panic or fear.
Ruthless, malicious, without mercy or kindness.
(rare) Terrifying, scary, horrifying; causing panic and fear.
(rare) Gruesome, gory.

Related terms

Descendants

English: dreary
Scots: drear

References

“drẹ̄rī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.

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