English

Adjective

dreggy ‎(comparative dreggier, superlative dreggiest)

1. Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul.
   • 1837 June, Horticulture, The American Quarterly Review: March and June 1837, Volume XXI, page 376,

     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.

   • 2005, Ola West, A Clean Week, page 21,

     Now, I have been in cleaning about two years and I know one thing, cleaning and catering are the dreggiest jobs to be in.

   • 2008, Rob Love, A Ballad of Love and War, iUniverse, page 185,

     It was now dark and Heath found himself walking into the dreggiest part of town.

Derived terms

• dregginess

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