dreich

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Synonyms: dretch, drench, reich, dreigh, dresch

Antonyms: dretch, drench, reich, dreigh, dresch

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Adjective

1. [[extend#Verb|Extending]] for a [[long#Adjective|long]] [[distance#Noun|distance]] or [[time#Noun|time]], especially when [[tedious]] or [[wearisome]]; [[long-drawn-out]], [[protracted#Adjective|protracted]]; also, of [[speech#Noun|speech]] or [[writing#Noun|writing]]: [[unnecessarily]] [[verbose]]; [[long-winded]].
2. Not [[enjoyable]] or [[interesting#Adjective|interesting]]; [[boring#Adjective|boring]], [[dull#Adjective|dull]].
3. [[bleak#Adjective|Bleak]], [[cheerless]], [[dismal]], [[dreary]], [[miserable#Adjective|miserable]].
4. suitably [[serious]] or [[solemn]]
5. of a person: [[patient]], [[stoic]], [[tolerant]], [[resolute]]
6. [[slow#Adjective|Slow]], [[sluggish]]; specifically, of a person: [[tend]]ing to [[delay#Verb|delay]] or [[procrastinate]] (especially when [[pay#Verb|paying]] for something).
7. Of a [[person#Noun|person]]: having a [[dejected#Adjective|dejected]] or [[serious#Adjective|serious]] [[appearance]] or [[mood#Noun|mood]]; [[dour]], [[gloomy]], [[moody]], [[morose]], [[sullen#Adjective|sullen]].
8. Of a [[task#Noun|task]]: [[laborious]], tedious, [[troublesome]]; hence, [[need#Verb|needing]] [[concentration]] to [[understand]]; [[intricate#Adjective|intricate]].
9. Chiefly of [[rain#Noun|rain]]: without [[pause#Noun|pause]] or [[stop#Noun|stop]]; [[continuous]], [[incessant]].
10. Of [[weather#Noun|weather]]: dreary, gloomy ([[cold#Adjective|cold]], [[overcast#Adjective|overcast]], [[rainy]], etc.).
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|Northern England|North|_|Midlands}} A [[tedious]] or [[troublesome]] [[task#Noun|task]]; also, the most tedious or troublesome [[part#Noun|part]] of a task.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|Scotland}} [[bleakness|Bleakness]], [[gloom#Noun|gloom]]; specifically, [[gloomy]] ([[cold#Adjective|cold]], [[overcast#Adjective|overcast]], [[rainy]], etc.) [[weather#Noun|weather]].

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