dreggy

[ dreg-ee ]

adjective

, dreg·gi·er, dreg·gi·est.

1. abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.

dreggy

/ ˈdrɛɡɪ /

adjective

1. like or full of dregs

Other Words From

• dreggi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreggy¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See dreg, -y ¹

Example Sentences

It is black and dreggy, but with a little sugar it is not bad.

From Project Gutenberg

But I cannot believe that the mountain stock ever received this dreggy mixture from the Shires.

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He sipped the dreggy coffee as if it were the mulled wine of a New Year's night.

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To Jess, accustomed to the mild but beautiful savor of a country town, the dreggy Bohemia was sugar and spice.

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Related Words

• contaminated
• crummy
• disheveled
• dusty
• filthy
• greasy
• grimy
• messy
• muddy
• murky
• nasty
• polluted
• sloppy
• stained
• unkempt