drubly

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adjective

muddy; dark; turbid

OriginMiddle English drubly ← Old English drōflīċ ← Proto-Germanic *drōbalīkaz →
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Meanings

adjectivedrubly (comparative drublier or more drubly, superlative drubliest or most drubly)

comparative drublier · comparative more drubly · superlative drubliest · superlative most drubly · alternative drubby

  1. Northern IrelandScotlanddialectalmuddy; dark; turbid

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*drōbalīkaz“turbid”
  2. Old Englishdrōflīċ
  3. Middle Englishdrubly
  4. Englishdrubly

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”).

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APA

drubly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drubly

MLA

“drubly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drubly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drubly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drubly.

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