dreely
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- dreighly (Scotland)
Etymology edit
From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree + -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).
Adverb edit
dreely (comparative dreelier or more dreely, superlative dreeliest or most dreely)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Slowly; tediously.