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drear

  [dreer]
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–adjective Literary.
dreary.
Origin:
1620–30; back formation from dreary
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drear   (drîr)   
adj.  Dreary.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Drear

Drear\, a. [See Dreary.] Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and dying sound." --Milton.

Drear

Drear\, n. Sadness; dismalness. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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