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draffish

draffish adjective: worthless; draffy.

Adjective

draffish (comparative more draffish, superlative most draffish)

  1. worthless; draffy
    • Why then prefer ye your draffish ceremonies To the Gospel preaching?1538, John Bale, Three Laws

Synonyms of draffish

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Forms of draffish

comparativemore draffish
superlativemost draffish

Origin of draffish

From draff + -ish.

Questions about draffish

What does draffish mean?
Draffish means worthless; draffy.
What part of speech is draffish?
Draffish is an adjective.

Words near draffish in the dictionary

  1. dradge
  2. Draeger
  3. Draegers
  4. Draethen
  5. draff
  6. draffish
  7. draffs
  8. draffy
  9. draflazine
  10. draft
  11. draft animal

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