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Word of the Day – Dreich

By November 13, 2015Word of the Day

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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