draggy

adj
/ˈdɹæɡi/

Etymology

Clipping of dragon + -y.

  1. derived from *dʰregʰ-
  2. inherited from *draganą
  3. derived from draga
  4. inherited from dragan
  5. inherited from dragen
  6. inherited from draggen
  7. suffixed as draggy — “drag + y

Definitions

  1. Moving or developing very slowly

    Moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull.

    • About two years ago I had been feeling tired and draggy for about six months. I went to find out what was going on. They told me I had Epstein-Barr.
    • It seemed to Chip that Julia was leaving him because "The Academy Purple" had too many breast references and a draggy opening, […]
    • The Who start off ramshackle, draggy even. They pick up while on a run of Tommy songs; by Amazing Journey they sound much more like the fizzing fathers of freak-beat.
  2. Typified by, or characteristic of, drag (women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of…

    Typified by, or characteristic of, drag (women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment).

    • The performer strode onto the stage wearing a glittery, draggy outfit.
  3. Diminutive of dragon.

    • >(Gets an offended look) Don't listen to him, Patricia!!! > >-Kazul Was I offensive, my little draggy-poo? I so sowwy. BTW, have you ever heard of the SciFi story called "The Game of Rat and Dragon"?
    • > Once there was a dragon […] > Thank you everyone, for making this little draggy feel right at home.
    • ‘[…] He is just SO cute, aren’t you, my little baby draggy yum yums?’ / ‘Baby draggy yum yums?’ repeated Borgon. ‘Look what he did to my axe!’

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Derived

dragginess

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for draggy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA