drear
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"Drear and dreadful" was the judgment of The Times' reviewer Robert Lloyd.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2016
And like a galleon on stormy seas, Lady Augusta Drear barged down the room.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Lady Augusta Drear was no doubt being carried ashore, trussed up like a parcel.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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The music played on while at the other end of the room, Lady Augusta Drear, tall as a crane, ransacked the Chippendale desk for the guest list.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Lady Augusta Drear was naturally no longer in attendance.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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