drearisome

English

Etymology

From dreary +‎ -some.

Adjective

drearisome (comparative more drearisome, superlative most drearisome)

1. Characterised or marked by dreariness.

   Synonyms: bleak, sombre; see also Thesaurus:cheerless

   • 1834, William Neville Usher, Cottage Life and Rural Scenery:

     Ere the wet, wintry morn , with its drearisome light

References

• “drearisome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• rosemaried