different between dreggy vs druggy

English

Etymology

dreg +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??i

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.

   • 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

Translations

English

Etymology

drug +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??i

Noun

druggy (plural druggies)

1. Alternative form of druggie

Adjective

druggy (comparative druggier, superlative druggiest)

1. Acting as if on drugs; torpid, uncoordinated, etc.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:addict