dreary

英['drɪərɪ] 美['drɪri]

1. depressing in character or appearance;: "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams

2. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise;: "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"