"drubly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: drublier [comparative], more drubly [comparative], drubliest [superlative], most drubly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English drubly, drubli, drobli, droflic, from Old English drōflīċ, *drōblīċ, from Proto-Germanic *drōbalīkaz (“turbid”), equivalent to droff or drub + -ly. Cognate with Scots drublie, Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|drubly}} Middle English drubly, {{m|enm|drubli}} drubli, {{m|enm|drobli}} drobli, {{m|enm|droflic}} droflic, {{inh|en|ang|drōflīċ}} Old English drōflīċ, {{m|ang|*drōblīċ}} *drōblīċ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*drōbalīkaz|t=turbid}} Proto-Germanic *drōbalīkaz (“turbid”), {{m|en|droff}} droff, {{suffix|en|drub|ly|id2=adjectival}} drub + -ly, {{cog|sco|drublie}} Scots drublie, {{cog|goh|truoblīh|t=turbid}} Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} drubly (comparative drublier or more drubly, superlative drubliest or most drubly)
  1. (dialectal, Northern Ireland, Scotland) muddy; dark; turbid Tags: Northern-Ireland, Scotland, dialectal Synonyms: drubby
    Sense id: en-drubly-en-adj-7yZfxeFS Categories (other): Northern Irish English, Scottish English

Download JSON data for drubly meaning in English (2.3kB)

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