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drudgy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From drudge + -y.

Meanings

Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort.
- We can find it nowhere so clearly as in these old journals, this collection of local historical material that makes such drudgy work to collect and catalog. 1922, American Library Association, Bulletin of the American Library Association: Volume 16:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most drudgy	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
drudgiest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more drudgy	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
drudgey		alternative	lexicographic
drudgier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Synonyms

drudgy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹʌd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From drudge + -y.

Meanings

(uncountable) Drudgery; labour.
- Horses are kept only for riding, whilst bullocks are yoked in the plough and cart, perform every kind of domestic drudgey, and endure the heat better than any other animal they have got [...] 1824, William Huggins, Sketches in India:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
drudgey		alternative	lexicographic