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单词 dreggy
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dreggy

[ dreg-ee ]
/ ˈdrɛg i /
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adjective, dreg·gi·er, dreg·gi·est.

abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy.

Origin of dreggy

1400–50; late Middle English. See dreg, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM dreggy

dreg·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby dreggy

dredge up, dredging machine, Dred Scott decision, dree, dreg, dreggy, D region, dregs, Dreibund, dreich, dreidel
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Example sentences from the Web for dreggy

  • To Jess, accustomed to the mild but beautiful savor of a country town, the dreggy Bohemia was sugar and spice.

    The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry
  • But I cannot believe that the mountain stock ever received this dreggy mixture from the Shires.

    The Welsh Pony|Olive Tilford Dargan
  • He sipped the dreggy coffee as if it were the mulled wine of a New Year's night.

    A Yankee from the West|Opie Read

British Dictionary definitions for dreggy

dreggy
/ (ˈdrɛɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

like or full of dregs
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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