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Dreggy vs Druggy - What's the difference?

dreggy | druggy |

As adjectives the difference between dreggy and druggy

is that dreggy is containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul while druggy is acting as if on drugs; torpid, uncoordinated, etc.

As a noun druggy is

(druggie).

dreggy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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

    druggy

    English

    Noun

    (druggies)
  • (druggie)

    • Adjective

    (er)
  • Acting as if on drugs; torpid, uncoordinated, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * See also