Dreary vs Tiresome - What's the difference?
dreary | tiresome | Related terms |
(obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
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Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
Dreary is a related term of tiresome.
As adjectives the difference between dreary and tiresome
is that dreary is (obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling while tiresome is causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.dreary
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
- Once upon a midnight dreary , while I pondered, weak and weary...
- It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.
Anagrams
*tiresome
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Eventually his long stories became tiresome .