adjective. Dismal; bleak.

adjective. Boring; dull.

Sorrowful; sad.

Lonesomely dismal or gloomy; exciting a feeling of desolation, sadness, or gloom.

Hence Exciting a feeling of tedium or ennui; tiresomely monotonous: as, a dreary book.

Synonyms and Cheerless, comfortless, drear, dark. Tedious.

adjective. Sorrowful; distressful.

adjective. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations; comfortless; dismal; gloomy.

adjective. Grievous, dire; appalling.

adjective. Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.

adjective. causing dejection

adjective. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

"He called to tell me he had decided that he would rather begin his stay at the clinic in Switzerland and attend the music conservatory during the holidays than remain at the Clairborne mansion for what he called another dreary Christmas."

cheerless  depressing  dull  uncheerful  

Alfieri  Cleary  Erie  Kiri  Leary  

bleak  desolate  dim  dismal  dull  

Quaker-colored  acier  affecting  afflictive  apocalyptic  

drearier  dreariest