ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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