drubly

English

Etymology

From Middle English drubly, drubli, drobli, droflic, from Old English drōflīċ, *drōblīċ, from Proto-Germanic *drōbalīkaz (“turbid”), equivalent to droff or drub +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots drublie, Old High German truoblīh (“turbid”).

Adjective

drubly (comparative drublier or more drubly, superlative drubliest or most drubly)

1. (dialectal, Northern Ireland, Scotland) muddy; dark; turbid

Alternative forms

• drubby