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Meaning of "dreggy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DREGGY

dreggy  [ˈdrɛɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DREGGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dreggy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DREGGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dreggy in the English dictionary

The definition of dreggy in the dictionary is like or full of dregs.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DREGGY


eggy
ˈɛɡɪ
geggie
ˈɡɛɡɪ
leggie
ˈlɛɡɪ
leggy
ˈlɛɡɪ
nutmeggy
ˈnʌtmɛɡɪ
preggy
ˈprɛɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DREGGY

dredge up
dredger
dredging
dree
dree one´s weird
dreg
dreggier
dreggiest
dregginess
dreggish
dregs
Dreibund
dreich
dreidel
dreigh
dreikanter
Dreiser
drench
drenched
drencher

WORDS THAT END LIKE DREGGY

baggy
boggy
buggy
daggy
doggy
druggy
foggy
froggy
huggy
jiggy
peggy
piggy
puggy
raggy
saggy
scraggy
shaggy
smoggy
soggy
twiggy

Synonyms and antonyms of dreggy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dreggy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DREGGY

Find out the translation of dreggy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dreggy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dreggy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dreggy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Dreggy
570 millions of speakers

English

dreggy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dreggy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dreggy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dreggy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dreggy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dreggy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dreggy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dreggy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dreggy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dreggy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dreggy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dreggy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiều cặn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dreggy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Dreggy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dreggy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dreggy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dreggy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dreggy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dreggy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dreggy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dreggy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dreggy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dreggy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dreggy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DREGGY»

The term «dreggy» is used very little and occupies the 184.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DREGGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dreggy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREGGY»

Discover the use of dreggy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dreggy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American quarterly review
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 ...
Robert Walsh, 1837
2
Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Works, p. 111. Toxophilus. As if one should attend only to this earth, which is but the lowest and most dreggy part of the universe. Cudworth. Intellectual System, fol. 880. And in England, I believe our much use of strong beer, and gross flesh, ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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The American Quarterl Review
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 ...
The American Quarterly Review March and June,1837. VOL.XXI, 1837
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The American Quarterly Review
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 ...
Robert Walsh, 1837
5
Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
Receive the pure insinuating stream ; But no corrupt or dreggy parts admit, To form the blood, or feed the limbs unfit. Blackmore. The Creation, book vi. Aireen, a Saracen philosopher and Mahometan in profession, speaks with abhorrence of  ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
n. s. [from dreggy.] Fulness as dreg% or lees ; foulness ; muddinels; feculence. * DREGGISH. [from dregs.'] Foul with tees; feculent. — To give a strong taste to this dreggi/b liqour, they fling in an incredible deal of broom or hops, whereby small ...
7
Tyronis thesaurus: or, Entick's Latin-English dictionary, ...
Frecinius, & Frecinus, a, um. adj. dreggy, foul, turbid. Frecinire uv83, grapes that have many lees, Col. Frecosus, a, um. adj. dreggy, thick. Faecula, a;./. 1. lees, or grounds of wine, tartar, a sauce made of it. Fa3culentS, adv. with dregs.
John Entick, 1834
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
One who fillies with a dredge. DREGEL, a town and castle of Hungary, u miles NE. of Gran. * DREGGfNESS. n. s. [from dreggy.] Fulness of dregs or lees ; foulness ; muddinefs ; feculence. ♢DREGGISH. adj. [from dregs.'] Foul with lees; feculent.
9
Tyronis thesaurus, or, Entick's new Latin English ...
Fxc&rius,a,um adj '-of dregs, (tied. Falere, is. n. 3. a buttress, a pile. Fxcatus,a,um. arf/.not fined, unset- Falernum,»e vinum & Falcrnus,»r. Fxcinius, & Fxcmus, a, urn. adj. liquor, muscadine-wine, a sort of dreggy ,foul,turbid. Fxcinix uvx,Falisca,x.
John Entick, William Crakelt, 1822
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
[from dreggy.] Fulness tf dregs or lees ; foulncU; muddineis ; feculence. ' • DREGGISH. adj. [from dregs.] Foul with fces ; feculent. — To give a strong taste to this) ire^'Jh lionor, they fling in an incredible deal of \stounx or hops, whereby small ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREGGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dreggy is used in the context of the following news items.
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SPIN Fun Summer Jam Mixes 2015
So here's a mix for a deadbeat summer, needly noise and austere ambient as both a palliative and mirror to the dreggy twilight hours. — COLIN ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
2
Kyle Lowry 50/50 to play the Bulls as Raptors head for Chicago
At a time when the Raptors are scrambling to get some spunk back after a dreggy stretch of play, their star guard and de facto leader gets ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
3
How to rule a private island for less than $1000 (a day)
From Brando to Johnny Depp, the anti-socially rich have always enjoyed private islands oh-so inaccessible to the dreggy likes of you and me. «New York Post, Jan 15»
4
Bill Cosby and drugging: My 34-year-old secret
Sandy had no job and lived in a downscale apartment in a dreggy section of town. Those extra dollars came in handy at rent time. «Salon, Nov 14»
5
GS News - Reddit Come to Xbox One, GTA V Takes Flight!
... overnight seems rather grim, especially when you consider the dreggy nutcase who done that poor Foley matey had a strong London accent. «GameSpot, Aug 14»
6
Death Threats and Intimidation: Destroying Science
... are all part of the work of a coterie of rich conservatives and their sadistic underlings, as their dreggy tentacles reach all across the land. «Dissident Voice, Aug 14»
7
Revealed: what your coffee cup says about you
White-Cuppers are amateurs: they're really only working their way through their flat-whites and cappuccinos to get to that sweet dreggy bit at ... «The Age, May 14»
8
The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New Yorks Latest Exercise Trend
They weren't dreggy spillovers from a hard night of debauchery, but in-the-know attendees of “Morning Gloryville,” powered by a night of sleep ... «Daily Beast, May 14»
9
Can you keep love (and affection) alive when you're 55?
What informed their male peers – those in the dreggy pool so frequently bemoaned? What did they grow up expecting? Why are they now so ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 14»
10
Brass Tacks Relives the Past, Serves Up the Future
French onion soup had a dreggy tar, and a tough hanger steak was underseasoned. Still, if you order anything which could be the punch line of ... «Seattle Weekly, Apr 13»

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