drouthy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- drouthiness noun
Example Sentences
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Too frequently at nights Burns's love of sociality and excitement drove him forth to seek the companionship of neighbours and drouthy cronies, who gathered habitually at the Globe Tavern and other such haunts.
From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell
In the face of another drouthy summer, the brothers sowed as if they fully expected to reap.
From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Adams, Andy
Indeed, ma'am, I thought master had prayed so long he'd be drouthy.
From Ruth by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
To see your game was such a treat, Great was my luck with you to meet; You are indeed a beauty without paint, The picture of a drouthy saint.'
From A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews by Flint, Violet
I made them anchor at twilight in mid-stream for safety's sake, for in that drouthy clime a firebrand might play havoc with them.
From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John
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