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dreich adj (Northern England, North Midlands, Northern Ireland, Scotland)

Extending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded. Not enjoyable or interesting; boring, dull. Bleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable. Slow, sluggish; specifically, of a person: tending to delay or procrastinate (especially when paying for something). Of a person: having a dejected or serious appearance or mood; dour, gloomy, moody, morose, sullen. Of a task: laborious, tedious, troublesome; hence, needing concentration to understand; intricate. Chiefly of rain: without pause or stop; continuous, incessant. Of weather: dreary, gloomy (cold, overcast, rainy, etc.). (obsolete) Of a person: negotiating forcefully; driving a hard bargain. Of a place (especially a hill or mountain): difficult to get through or reach; inaccessible. dreich n (countable, Northern England, North Midlands) A tedious or troublesome task; also, the most tedious or troublesome part of a task. (uncountable, Scotland) Bleakness, gloom; specifically, gloomy (cold, overcast, rainy, etc.) weather. Yesterday was Burns night, which is held in celebration of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (born 265 years ago on 25 January 1759), and usually involves Scottish foods and recitals of his poetry.

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