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    What does “dreary” mean?

    Dreary: the sky has given up and is not hiding it.

    Dull, grey and joyless: a flat sky, low light and often a bit of rain.

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    “Another dreary Monday.”

    More about dreary

    There is no forecast term for dreary. It is what people call overcast skies plus drizzle plus no change all day.

    What I think of dreary

    • Dreary: the sky has given up and is not hiding it.
    • A dreary day is just a grey day that has stopped pretending.
    • Dreary weather, as in nothing is happening, very slowly, all day.

    Words people compare it with

    • Gloomy: Dark and grey, with heavy cloud and not much daylight.
    • Dreich: Scots for dreary, grey, damp and miserable weather.
    • Overcast: Completely covered with cloud, so the sun never shows.
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