dreely

English

Alternative forms

• dreighly (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).

Adverb

dreely (comparative dreelier or more dreely, superlative dreeliest or most dreely)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Slowly; tediously.

Anagrams

• Del Rey, relyed