II. With largely negative connotation.
4. a. Long, lengthy, protracted, esp. excessively, tediously, or dispiritingly so; (of a road or way) long and wearisome; (of speech or other communication) prolix, long-winded.
c. Slow, sluggish; (of a person) tardy or reluctant to begin or do something; dilatory; spec. slow to pay for something or settle debts
e. Of weather: rainy, overcast, or cold; dreary, bleak. Also: characterized by such weather
6. a. Difficult or dangerous to reach or negotiate; inaccessible; steep. Obsolete.
driech, adj. /driːx/
II. With largely negative connotation.
4. a. Long, lengthy, protracted, esp. excessively, tediously, or dispiritingly so; (of a road or way) long and wearisome; (of speech or other communication) prolix, long-winded.
c. Slow, sluggish; (of a person) tardy or reluctant to begin or do something; dilatory; spec. slow to pay for something or settle debts
e. Of weather: rainy, overcast, or cold; dreary, bleak. Also: characterized by such weather
6. a. Difficult or dangerous to reach or negotiate; inaccessible; steep. Obsolete.