"dreggish" meaning in English

See dreggish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dreggish [comparative], most dreggish [superlative]
Etymology: dreg + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dreg|ish}} dreg + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} dreggish (comparative more dreggish, superlative most dreggish)
  1. Foul with lees; feculent.
    Sense id: en-dreggish-en-adj-rEITYfMP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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