dreely
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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.