Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drudgy

/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drudgy
IPA: /ˈdɹʌd͡ʒi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort.

noun

Drudgery; labour.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We can find it nowhere so clearly as in these old journals, this collection of local historical material that makes such drudgy work to collect and catalog."
"Horses are kept only for riding, whilst bullocks are yoked in the plough and cart, perform every kind of domestic drudgey, and endure the heat better than any other animal they have got [...]"

Etymology

From drudge + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: drudge

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

drudgier (comparative) more drudgy (comparative) drudgiest (superlative) most drudgy (superlative) drudgey (alternative)

Synonyms

toilsome

Questions

How do you pronounce drudgy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹʌd͡ʒi/.
What does drudgy mean?: Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort.
Where does drudgy come from?: From drudge + -y.

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