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draffy

draffy adjective: consisting of, or worthy of, the dregs, i.e. worthless.

Adjective

draffy (comparative more draffy, superlative most draffy)

  1. (obsolete) consisting of, or worthy of, the dregs, i.e. worthless
    • the dregs and draffy partc. 1619–1621, John Fletcher, “The Island Princesse”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act III, scene i

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Forms of draffy

comparativemore draffy
superlativemost draffy

Origin of draffy

From draff + -y.

Questions about draffy

What does draffy mean?
Draffy means consisting of, or worthy of, the dregs, i.e. worthless.
What part of speech is draffy?
Draffy is an adjective.

Words near draffy in the dictionary

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

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