drossy
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9.4
- adjective
- /ˈdrɔsi/
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de escoria
- 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
65
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
56
6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
28
6.5
Worn and dirty, in bad condition
23
4.6
Dark and dirty so it does not look bright
14
5.7
In very bad condition and of very poor quality
12
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
4
6.0
Dirty and not good quality
Cheap and poorly made
Of very poor quality and not good
Not very good in quality or condition
Covered thickly with dark dirt or soot
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
A very small amount that is not worth much
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.