Definition of "drearily" [drear•i•ly]

• In a dreary manner (adverb)

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• "Both VictoriaandQueensland bowed respectfully to the eponymous Queen-Empress, whilethe remainder were and remain drearily compass-driven, viz. the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia."
• "It is a lurid piece of nonsense, convoluted, implausible, peopled by unconvincing characters, written in drearily pedestrian prose, frequently ridiculous and willfully bizarre."
• "He said the word drearily, but not unkindly, and she did not resent his silence."