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draggy

/ˈdɹæɡi/

draggy adjective: moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull. Also the diminutive of dragon.

Adjective

draggy (comparative draggier, superlative draggiest)

  1. (informal) Moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull.
    • About two years ago I had been feeling tired and draggy for about six months. I went to find out what was going on. They told me I had Epstein-Barr.1989 April 15, Eileen Bolinsky, Wendy Bennet-Alder, “I'm Slowly Getting To The Anger”, in Gay Community News, page 7
    • It seemed to Chip that Julia was leaving him because "The Academy Purple" had too many breast references and a draggy opening, […]2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
  2. (informal) Typified by, or characteristic of, drag (women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment).
    • The performer strode onto the stage wearing a glittery, draggy outfit.

Also used as

draggy is also the diminutive of dragon.

Forms of draggy

Adjective
comparativedraggier
superlativedraggiest
Noun
pluraldraggies
alternative formdraggie

Origin of draggy

From drag + -y.

Clipping of dragon + -y.

Words formed from draggy

Questions about draggy

What does draggy mean?
Draggy means moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull.
What part of speech is draggy?
Draggy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce draggy?
Draggy is pronounced /ˈdɹæɡi/.

Words near draggy in the dictionary

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

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