different between drudgery vs drudgy

English

Etymology

From drudge (“person who works in a low servile job”) +? -ery (suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of’ forming nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?d??d???i/
• Hyphenation: drudg?e?ry

Noun

drudgery (countable and uncountable, plural drudgeries)

1. Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.

   Synonyms: chore, dogsbody work, (military) fatigue, (archaic) swink, toil; see also Thesaurus:drudgery

Alternative forms

• drudgerie (obsolete)

Derived terms

• drudgerous (rare)

Related terms

• drudge

Translations

References

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “drudgery”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Alternative forms

• drudgey

Etymology

From drudge +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??d?i/

Adjective

drudgy (comparative drudgier or more drudgy, superlative drudgiest or most drudgy)

1. Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort.

Synonyms

• toilsome

Noun

drudgy (uncountable)

1. Drudgery; labour.