Dreich (adj)
dri : x (the ch like the ch in loch, not in church)
Scottish from Old Norse. Dreary or bleak, primarily used to describe the weather.
I love this word, it’s so descriptive and with Hurricane Abigail hitting the UK right now, it seems incredibly apt!
Example sentences
“It’s dreich out there today, I can hardly see across the shore!”
“What a dreich, drab day it is out there.”
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