Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreggy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dreg-gy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Now, I have been in cleaning about two years and I know one thing, cleaning and catering are the dreggiest jobs to be in."
"It was now dark and Heath found himself walking into the dreggiest part of town."

Etymology

From dreg + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dreg

Inflected Forms

dreggier (comparative) dreggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

dregginess

Synonyms

dreggish footy

Rhymes With

peggy leggy eggy pegi

Questions

What does dreggy mean?: Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul.
Where does dreggy come from?: From dreg + -y.

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