dreggy

[ dreg-ee ]
/ ˈdrɛg i /
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adjective, dreg·gi·er, dreg·gi·est.

abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.

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Origin of dreggy

1400–50; late Middle English. See dreg, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM dreggy

dreg·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby dreggy

dredge up, dredger, dredging machine, dree, dreg, dreggy, dregs, dreibund, dreich, dreidel, dreigh
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Words related to dreggy

dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, polluted, contaminated, spotted, foul, black, defiled, bedraggled, sullied

Example sentences from the Web for dreggy

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

    The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry

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

    The Welsh Pony|Olive Tilford Dargan

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

    A Yankee from the West|Opie Read

British Dictionary definitions for dreggy

dreggy
/ (ˈdrɛɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

like or full of dregs
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