drear|i|some

drear|i|some
drear|i|some «DRIHR ee suhm», adjective.
= dreary: (Cf.dreary) »

Currently retail stores are gearing up for another profitable—and drearisome—Davy Crockett-type craze (Saturday Evening Post).


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