English Explanatory Dictionary

droff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Turbid.
  2. Sorrowful, disturbed.

Pronunciation

drŏf

Word forms

droff droffer droffest

Etymology

From Middle English drof (“turbid, troubled”), from Old English drōf (“dreggy; dirty; troubled”). Cognate with Dutch droef (“sad; miserable”), German trüb (“turbid; dim; sad”) (English trub).

Related words

drubly trub
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