drubly
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]drubly (comparative drublier or more drubly, superlative drubliest or most drubly)
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