crocky

C3R1O1C3K5Y4
UK/ˈkɹɒki/US/ˈkɹɑki/

adjective

Smutty, muddy.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivecrocky (comparative more crocky, superlative most crocky)

comparative more crocky · superlative most crocky

  1. Smutty, muddy.

    But I'm crocky already; My feet, 'ow they slither and slip!

    1958, Robert W. Service, Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
    2 more examples

    Things are shoved into it sooty and steaming to get them out of the way, and it soon gets damp and crocky beyond all hope of purification.

    1875, Eugene Gardner, Homes And How To Make Them

    "I'll wash him right after dinner, and that will keep him out of mischief for a while," she thought, as the young engineer unsuspiciously proceeded to ornament his already crocky countenance with squash, cranberry sauce, and gravy, till he looked more like a Fiji chief in full war-paint than a Christian boy.

    1880, Louisa May Alcott, Jack and Jill

Origin

From crock + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crocky

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Cite this entry
APA

crocky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocky

MLA

“crocky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocky. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crocky,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocky.

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