drearily
/ˈdɹɪɹɪli/adverb
drearily is spelled D-R-E-A-R-I-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, drearily means “In a dreary manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drearily?
| Letters | 8: D-R-E-A-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is drearily?
Drearily appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drearily?
- UK /ˈdɹɪəɹɪli/
- US /ˈdɹɪɹɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drearily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with drearily?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as drearily from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹɪli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of drearily
- more drearily comparative
- most drearily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drearily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dreary manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drearily come from?
From Middle English drerily, from Old English drēoriġlīċe; equivalent to dreary + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).