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dreggy

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

abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.

Nearby words

dredger, dredging, dredging machine, dree, dreg, dreggy, dregs, dreibund, dreich, dreidel, dreigh

Origin of dreggy

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

Related forms

dreg·gi·ness, noun
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Examples 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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