dreely

English

Alternative forms

  • dreighly (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).

Adverb

dreely (comparative dreelier or more dreely, superlative dreeliest or most dreely)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Slowly; tediously.

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