drubly
drubly · drublier · drubliest
Muddy; dark; turbidMuddy; dark; turbid
Meaning
1 senses(Northern Ireland, Scotland, dialectal)Muddy; dark; turbid
Origin
From Middle English drubly, drubli, drobli, droflic, from Old English drōflīċ, *drōblīċ, fFrom 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”).
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Forms
drublier/more drubly, drubliest/most drubly| Comparative | drublier / more drubly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | drubliest / most drubly Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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