Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreggish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dreg-gish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Foul with lees; dirty.

Example Sentences

"his Urin was Pale, crude, dreggish, and turbid, made at pretty long intervals , and in very small quantities"

Etymology

From dreg + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dreg

Inflected Forms

more dreggish (comparative) most dreggish (superlative)

Synonyms

dreggy footy

Questions

What does dreggish mean?: Foul with lees; dirty.
Where does dreggish come from?: From dreg + -ish.

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