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dreggier

dreggier is the comparative form of dreggy.

Meaning of dreggy

Adjective

dreggy (comparative dreggier, superlative dreggiest)

  1. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul.
    • In the third place, I truly esteem those that are pretty much perfumed and well scented, though I do not care that this perfection should be enclosed in a pulp that is extremely hard and full of dreggy matter, as the amadotte, the citron, and the great winter musk pears.1837 June, “The American Quarterly Review: March and June 1837”, in Horticulture, volume XXI, page 376
    Synonyms:
    dreggish, footy

Questions about dreggier

What is dreggier the comparative form of?
Dreggier is the comparative form of dreggy.

Words near dreggier in the dictionary

  1. dreg
  2. dregealin
  3. dregeoside
  4. Dreger
  5. Dregers
  6. dreggier
  7. dreggiest
  8. dregginess
  9. dreggish
  10. dreggy
  11. Dreghorn

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