Definition of dryasdust in US English:

dryasdust

nounˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst

A boring, pedantic speaker or writer.
Example sentencesExamples
- He would not be a dryasdust.
- The whole work, far from being dryasdust scholarship, is a rattling good yarn.

adjectiveˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst

Late 19th century: from the name of the character Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, featured in prefaces to Sir Walter Scott's novels.

nounˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst

A boring, pedantic speaker or writer.
Example sentencesExamples
- He would not be a dryasdust.
- The whole work, far from being dryasdust scholarship, is a rattling good yarn.

adjectiveˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst

Late 19th century: from the name of the character Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, featured in prefaces to Sir Walter Scott's novels.

词汇	dryasdust
释义	Definition of dryasdust in US English: dryasdust nounˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst A boring, pedantic speaker or writer. Example sentencesExamples He would not be a dryasdust. The whole work, far from being dryasdust scholarship, is a rattling good yarn. adjectiveˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst Dull and boring. Origin Late 19th century: from the name of the character Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, featured in prefaces to Sir Walter Scott's novels. Definition of dryasdust in US English: dryasdust nounˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst A boring, pedantic speaker or writer. Example sentencesExamples He would not be a dryasdust. The whole work, far from being dryasdust scholarship, is a rattling good yarn. adjectiveˌdrīəzˈdəstˌdraɪəzˈdəst Dull and boring. Origin Late 19th century: from the name of the character Dr. Jonas Dryasdust, featured in prefaces to Sir Walter Scott's novels.
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