dreggy

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dreggy

Rhymes with -ɛɡi

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From dreg + -y.

adjective dreggier · dreggiest

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.
Similar: dreggish, footy

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adj containing dregs or lees

Italiano	feccioso

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@misc{dreggy_2026,
  title = {dreggy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dreggy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}