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drear

[dreer] / drɪər /




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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

Lady Augusta Drear was no doubt being carried ashore, trussed up like a parcel.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

Lady Augusta Drear was naturally no longer in attendance.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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