The word 'dreary' originates from old English meaning blood and it refers to a situation that is remarkably bleak or dismal. An example would be: "we all have to attend this dreary meeting every Tuesday".
The world was dark and dreary, because it was rainy and stormy outside.It was such a dark and dreary day that we decided to go to a bright and cheerful movie.It was sunny in the morning, however the day turned dreary when the sky grew dark and it began to rain.
Yes, dreary is an adjective--a dreary day.
uninteresting, tedious, dull, dreary, mind-numbing
The word " dreary ", not often heard in North America, would signal the reader that Gothic English sets the location and the genre.
Yes, the word "bolshy" does originate from the "bolsheviks".
The official definition of the word dismal is "depressing; dreary."
The word dreary is an adjective. It means gloomy, dull, or sorrowful. There is a rarely seen related adjective, drearisome.
gloomy
old, dreary
Dirge
The world was dark and dreary, because it was rainy and stormy outside.It was such a dark and dreary day that we decided to go to a bright and cheerful movie.It was sunny in the morning, however the day turned dreary when the sky grew dark and it began to rain.
I believe you're looking for the word ode.
Yes, dreary is an adjective--a dreary day.
uninteresting, tedious, dull, dreary, mind-numbing
The word " dreary ", not often heard in North America, would signal the reader that Gothic English sets the location and the genre.
dis·mal/ˈdizməl/Adjective:Depressing; dreary.(of a person or a mood) Gloomy.Synonyms: gloomy - sad - dreary - cheerless - sombre - somber
It is Early Germanic/Anglo-Saxon. The modern German words for 'Thank you' are ' Danke(Thanks) , Dankeschon( Thank you very much ) , Vielendank (Many thanks). The modern Dutch word is 'Gedank(Thanks). The 'you' is a modern form of 'thee' or 'thy'. A Shakespearean thanks would be said as ' I thank thee'. Compare to the Latin origins of French 'Merci' , and Italian 'Gracie'.