Dreggy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dreggy is an adjective meaning Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul.
Meaning
Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul.
Example Sentences
It was now dark and Heath found himself walking into the dreggiest part of town.
Now, I have been in cleaning about two years and I know one thing, cleaning and catering are the dreggiest jobs to be in.
In the third place, I truly esteem those that are pretty much perfumed and well scented, though I do not care that this perfection should be enclosed in a pulp that is extremely hard and full of dreggy matter, as the amadotte, the citron, and the great winter musk pears.
Word Forms
- dreggier
- dreggiest
Synonyms for dreggy
Depending on context, synonyms include dreggish, footy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dreggish, boggy, puddly, muddy, grubby, sludgelike.
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