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crocky

/ˈkɹɒki/US/ˈkɹɑki/

crocky adjective: smutty, muddy.

Adjective

crocky (comparative more crocky, superlative most crocky)

  1. Smutty, muddy.
    • Things are shoved into it sooty and steaming to get them out of the way, and it soon gets damp and crocky beyond all hope of purification.1875, Eugene Gardner, Homes And How To Make Them
    • "I'll wash him right after dinner, and that will keep him out of mischief for a while," she thought, as the young engineer unsuspiciously proceeded to ornament his already crocky countenance with squash, cranberry sauce, and gravy, till he looked more like a Fiji chief in full war-paint than a...1880, Louisa May Alcott, Jack and Jill

Forms of crocky

comparativemore crocky
superlativemost crocky

Origin of crocky

From crock + -y.

Words that rhyme with crocky

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about crocky

What does crocky mean?
Crocky means smutty, muddy.
What part of speech is crocky?
Crocky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce crocky?
Crocky is pronounced /ˈkɹɒki/ (UK).

Words near crocky in the dictionary

  1. crocks of gold
  2. crocks of shit
  3. crocks off
  4. crocks up
  5. crockware
  6. crocky
  7. croco-snapped
  8. crocodile
  9. crocodile bird
  10. crocodile birds
  11. crocodile clip

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