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daggy

British  
/ ˈdæɡɪ /

adjective

  1. untidy; dishevelled

  2. eccentric

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of daggy

from dag 2

Example Sentences

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From behind, the riot of colors and the ramshackle signs and subculture of Kensington was revealed as a superfice, a skin stretched over slightly daggy brick two-stories with tiny yards and tumbledown garages.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

Though some had started their first jobs, they hadn't managed to shake the daggy awkwardness which pursued them throughout their teen years.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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