Droff

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Turbid. obsolete, regional

    "wading through deep, droff waters"

  2. 2
    Sorrowful, disturbed. obsolete, regional

    "a droff soul, a heavy heart and a troubled mind"

Synonyms

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turbid

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"wading through deep, droff waters"

Etymology

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

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