"drerie" meaning in English

See drerie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more drerie [comparative], most drerie [superlative]
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  1. Obsolete spelling of dreary. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dreary
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