Dreely

Alternative forms

• dreighly Scotland

Origin

From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree + -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichlie ("steadily, copiously").

Full definition of dreely

Adverb

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Slowly; tediously.