Definition
Comparative form of dreary; more gloomy, dismal, or joyless than something else.
Etymology
From dreary + -er (comparative suffix from Old English -ra). Dreary itself comes from Old English dreorig, originally meaning 'bloody' or 'gory' before shifting to mean 'sad' or 'mournful.'
Kelly Says
The semantic shift from 'bloody' to 'sad' in Old English reveals how ancient warriors expressed sorrow—bloodshed and devastation became metaphors for emotional bleakness, a pattern visible across many Germanic languages.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እስከ ዛሬ
es-ke za-rey
ARالعربية
أكثر كآبة
ak-thar ka-a-ba
BNবাংলা
অধিক দুঃখজনক
adhi-k du-kh-jon-k
CACatalà
més trist
mes tri-st
CSČeština
strašnější
stra-sh-ni-she
DADansk
mere sørgeligt
mehr so-re-ligt
DEDeutsch
trügerischer
chru-ger-ish-er
ELΕλληνικά
περισσότερο θλιβερό
pe-o-dore thli-ve-ro
ESEspañol
más triste
mas tri-ste
FAفارسی
بیشتر غمگین
bo-d-ar gham-gin
FISuomi
surullisempi
su-rul-li-sem-pi
FRFrançais
plus triste
pluh tri-ste
GUGU
દુઃખદ રીતે
du-kh-ad ree-te
HEעברית
יותר עצוב
yit-er et-sov
HIहिन्दी
अधिक दुखद
adhi-k dukh-ad
HUMagyar
borzalmasabb
bor-zal-mas-abb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih menyedihkan
le-bih men-yedih-kan
ITItaliano
più triste
pee tri-ste
JA日本語
もっと悲惨
mot-to bi-san
MRMR
अधिक दुःखद
adhi-k dukh-ad
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih sedih
le-bih se-dih
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
treuriger
treu-ri-ger
NONorsk
mer forferdelig
mer for-fer-de-lig
PLPolski
bardziej smutny
bo-le-z-d smut-ny
PTPortuguês
mais triste
mais tri-ste
RORomână
mai trist
mai tri-st
RUРусский
углублённее
ug-lub-lyon-nee
SVSvenska
mer sorglig
mer sorg-lig
SWKiswahili
mbaya zaidi
m-ba-ya za-i-ri
TAதமிழ்
அதிக 슬픔
a-dhi-k se-lup-am
TEతెలుగు
అంతకు మించి దుఃఖంగా
an-ta-ku min-chi du-h-kha-nga
THไทย
น่ากลัวกว่า
na-glua-kwa
TLTL
masyadong malungkot
ma-syad-ong ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
daha üzücü
da-ha oo-zoo-chu
UKУкраїнська
більш жахливий
bil-sh zhah-li-viy
URاردو
زیادہ غمناک
zee-a-da gham-naak
VITiếng Việt
buồn hơn
buon hon
YOYO
ni gbogbo
ni gbog-bo
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngok-u-thu-la