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Webster 1913 Edition

Drossy

Dross′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Drossier
;
sup
erl.
Drossiest
.]
Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless.
“ Drossy gold.”
Dryden.
“Drossy rhymes.”
Donne.
–
Dross′i-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Drossy

DROSSY

,
Adj.
1.
Like dross; pertaining to dross.
2.
Full of dross; abounding with scorious or recrementitious matter; as drossy gold.
3.
Worthless; foul; impure.

Definition 2024

drossy

drossy

English

Adjective

drossy ‎(comparative drossier or more drossy, superlative drossiest or most drossy)

  1. worthless
    • 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 2
      Thus has he, and many more of the same breed that I
      know the drossy age dotes on, only got the tune of the
      time and, out of an habit of encounter, a kind of
      yeasty collection, which carries them through and
      through the most profane and winnowed opinions

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