different between drudgy vs drudge

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.

English

Etymology

From Middle English druggen, which is possibly related to Old English dr?ogan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??d?/
• Rhymes: -?d?

Noun

drudge (plural drudges)

1. A person who works in a low servile job.
2. (derogatory) Someone who works for (and may be taken advantage of by) someone else.

Derived terms

• drudgery
• drudgy

Related terms

• dree
• adree

Translations

Verb

drudge (third-person singular simple present drudges, present participle drudging, simple past and past participle drudged)

1. (intransitive) To labour in (or as in) a low servile job.
   • 1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv'd

     Rise to our Toils and drudge away the day.

Translations

References

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