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—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
