dreich

1. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Extending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.

2. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Not enjoyable or interesting; boring, dull.

3. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Bleak, cheerless, dismal, dreary, miserable.

4. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Suitably serious or solemn

5. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Of a person: patient, stoic, tolerant, resolute

6. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Slow, sluggish; specifically, of a person: tending to delay or procrastinate (especially when paying for something).

7. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Of a person: having a dejected or serious appearance or mood; dour, gloomy, moody, morose, sullen.

8. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Of a task: laborious, tedious, troublesome; hence, needing concentration to understand; intricate.

9. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Chiefly of rain: without pause or stop; continuous, incessant.

10. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)Of weather: dreary, gloomy (cold, overcast, rainy, etc.).

11. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, obsolete)Of a person: negotiating forcefully; driving a hard bargain.

12. (Midlands, North, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, obsolete)Of a place (especially a hill or mountain): difficult to get through or reach; inaccessible.

1. The evening was dreich.

   deDer Abend war düster.

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