DROSSY

Etymology

Adjective

drossy (comparative drossier or more drossy, superlative drossiest or most drossy)

worthless

Source: Wiktionary


Dross"y, a. [Compar. Drossier; superl. Drossiest.]

Definition: Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. " Drossy gold." Dryden. "Drossy rhymes." Donne.

– Dross"i*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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