drossy
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9.4
- adjective
- /ˈdrɔsi/
- Many of the online reviews were just drossy opinions that didn't reflect the quality of the product.
Examples
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The art display was filled with drossy pieces that lacked creativity and originality.
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He discarded the drossy materials from his project to focus on the valuable ones.
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You're a drossy little girl.
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That's the problem: listen, love, it's impossible to tell one celebrity fashion layout from another, or the celebrity layouts from those of any of the other drossy magazines, and why?
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
56
6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
46
5.7
In very bad condition and of very poor quality
30
6.5
Worn and dirty, in bad condition
25
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
24
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
19
4.6
Dark and dirty so it does not look bright
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6.0
Dirty and not good quality
1
4.2
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
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8.2
Covered thickly with dark dirt or soot
1
8.0
A very small amount that is not worth much
1
7.0
Cheap and poorly made
1
9.3
Of very poor quality and not good
Not very good in quality or condition
Antonyms
How Impure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drossy comes from dross, a word for the 'scum' or 'waste' that rises to the top of melted metal, like grey rubbish on hot metal. So if something is drossy it is full of impure or useless material and not worth much.