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reechy

American  
[ree-chee] / ˈri tʃi /

adjective

Archaic.
reechier, reechiest

  1. smoky or sooty.

  2. squalid or filthy.

Etymology

Origin of reechy

1425–75; late Middle English, equivalent to reech (dialectal variant of reek ) + -y 1

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