adjective
dreary
DREER-ee/ˈdrɪri/
Dull and depressing.
The rainy courtyard looks dreary and empty.
Etymology
Old English dreorig moved from “bloody, blood-stained” to “sad, sorrowful.” Dreary carries that sorrow into descriptions of gloomy surroundings, with the meaning later weakening to include dull, tiresomely monotonous things.
In context
Long absence makes of life a dreary void;