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Definition: DREGGY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent.[Websters]
2. Being thick or turbid. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being feculent or cloudy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being dirty, muddy, dingy, filthy or mucky. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dreggily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(dreggily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dreggy.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Dreggy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DREGGY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Containing dregs or lees; consisting of dregs; foul; muddy; feculent. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: DREGGY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent.[Websters]
2. Being thick or turbid. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being feculent or cloudy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being dirty, muddy, dingy, filthy or mucky. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dreggily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(dreggily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dreggy.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DREGGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DREGGY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Containing dregs or lees; consisting of dregs; foul; muddy; feculent. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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