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—drossiness, n./draw"see, dros"ee/, adj., drossier, drossiest.1. containing dross.2. resembling dross; worthless.[1400-50; late ME; see DROSS, -Y1]
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Drossy — Dross y, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. Drossy gold. Dryden. Drossy rhymes. Donne. {Dross i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drossy — adjective see dross … New Collegiate Dictionary
drossy — adjective worthless Thus has he, and many more of the same breed that I … Wiktionary
drossy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lacking all worth and value: good for nothing, inutile, no good, nothing, valueless, worthless. Informal: no account. See VALUE … English dictionary for students
drossy — adj British unpleasant, inferior, disappointing. Formed from the noun, this term has been in use among students since around 2000 … Contemporary slang
drossy — adj. containing dross, containing waste matter; lacking in value, worthless … English contemporary dictionary
drossy — sē, si adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: Middle English, from dros, drosse + y : of, relating to, or resembling dross : full of dross : worthless a wise man … can gather gold out of the drossiest volume John Milton … Useful english dictionary
Drossier — Drossy Dross y, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. Drossy gold. Dryden. Drossy rhymes. Donne. {Dross i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drossiest — Drossy Dross y, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. Drossy gold. Dryden. Drossy rhymes. Donne. {Dross i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drossiness — Drossy Dross y, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. Drossy gold. Dryden. Drossy rhymes. Donne. {Dross i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
