dreggy

dreggy
dregginess, n.
/dreg"ee/, adj., dreggier, dreggiest.
abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.
[1400-50; late ME. See DREG, -Y1]

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  • Dreggy — Dreg gy (dr[e^]g g[y^]), a. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent. Boyle. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dreggy — [dreg′ē] adj. dreggier, dreggiest full of, or having the nature of, dregs; foul dregginess n …   English World dictionary

  • dreggy — adjective see dreg …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dreggy — adj. filthy; muddy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dreggy — a. Muddy, turpid, dirty, feculent, foul …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • dreggy — dreg·gy …   English syllables

  • dreggy — gē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: Middle English, from dreg + y : full of dregs : muddy, foul …   Useful english dictionary

  • Draffy — Draff y, a. Dreggy; waste; worthless. [1913 Webster] The dregs and draffy part. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dreg — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse dregg; perhaps akin to Latin fraces dregs of oil Date: 14th century 1. sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated from it ; lees usually used in plural 2. the most undesirable par …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dróf — dróf1 adj draffy, dreggy, dirty, muddy, swampy, turbid, troubled [dréfan] …   Old to modern English dictionary

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