drudgy

English

Alternative forms

• drudgey

Etymology

From drudge +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹʌd͡ʒi/

Adjective

drudgy (comparative drudgier or more drudgy, superlative drudgiest or most drudgy)

1. Suggestive of drudgery; being excessively hard or requiring excessive effort.
   • 1922, American Library Association, Bulletin of the American Library Association: Volume 16:

     We can find it nowhere so clearly as in these old journals, this collection of local historical material that makes such drudgy work to collect and catalog.

Synonyms

• toilsome

Noun

drudgy (uncountable)

1. Drudgery; labour.
   • 1824, William Huggins, Sketches in India:

     Horses are kept only for riding, whilst bullocks are yoked in the plough and cart, perform every kind of domestic drudgey, and endure the heat better than any other animal they have got [...]