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draggly

draggly adjective: that draggles or trails along.

Adjective

draggly (comparative more draggly, superlative most draggly)

  1. That draggles or trails along.
    • a mangy old dog with a draggly tail
    • Adam, my bro, an’ Pa’n’me was trekkin’ back from Honokaa Market on miry roads with a busted cart-axle in draggly clothesies.2004 March, David Mitchell, “Sloosha’s Crossin’ an’ Ev’rythin’ After”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre, →ISBN, page 249

Forms of draggly

comparativemore draggly
superlativemost draggly

Origin of draggly

From draggle + -y.

Questions about draggly

What does draggly mean?
Draggly means that draggles or trails along.
What part of speech is draggly?
Draggly is an adjective.

Words near draggly in the dictionary

  1. draggletailed
  2. draggletailedness
  3. draggletails
  4. draggling
  5. dragglings
  6. draggly
  7. draggy
  8. Draghi
  9. Draghian
  10. Draghinas
  11. draghound

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