draffy en · ADJ
Etymology
From draff + -y.
Meanings
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(obsolete) consisting of, or worthy of, the dregs, i.e. worthless
the dregs and draffy part
c. 1619–1621, John Fletcher, “The Island Princesse”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act III, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most draffy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more draffy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
tripy · not worth salt · chaffy · scummy · tenth-rate · goodless · good-for-naught · not worth a curse · bastardly · strawlike · shand · of no value · mouldy · pissass · good-for-nothing · worthless · not worth a dime · draffy · nonvaluable · not worth a penny · cullionly · duffing · nought · scabbed · no-account · not worth a brass farthing · not worth a whistle · junky · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · blown · draffish · worth nothing · not worth a plug nickel · screwy · triobolar · not worth a cent · toshy · ineffectual · shitey · putid · drecky · not worth a damn · unappreciated · unvaluable · mucid · cruddy · suckworthy · garbagey · not worth a cress · shit · for the birds · sixpenny · junky · vain · shitstained · rubbishly · wutless · cocking · rubbishy · not worth a nickel · not worth a farthing · valueless · valueless · naughty · two-bit · not worth hell room · trinkety · crapalicious · invaluable · no good / no-good · jabberwocky · fucking · shitty-ass · not worth a Continental · sorry-ass · dreckish · punk · cacky · draffish