dreary

Every time I think of my old idea of midlife — that dreary pasture full of drab linens — laughter bubbles out of me.

Kevin Maher at The Times also criticised Mescal and said he "disappoints in this dreary, Marvel-esque sequel".

Nearly 1,000 miles northwest, green and yellow Green Bay Packers flags punctured the otherwise dreary, rainy gray skies, as the Wisconsin faithful replaced their trademark cheesehead hats with ponchos and tried to stay dry under pop-up tents before their contest with the Detroit Lions.

My quest in Montana had tanked my health, opened my dreary eyes, infested my brain.

People still bought CDs in supermarkets and Woolworths, and the majority of those CDs were dreary, middle-of-the-road efforts by acts like Katie Melua, Il Divo and Keane.