draggy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdræɡi/ UK /ˈdræɡi/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
informal for slow, dull, or tediously sluggish

The film's draggy middle act lost half the audience's attention.

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1 adj · informal for slow, dull, or... slow sluggish tedious dull lethargic plodding

Opposites

brisk lively fast snappy

Word family

Related forms drag

Etymology

From 'drag' + the adjectival suffix '-y'. The verb 'drag' is from Old English 'dragan' or the cognate Old Norse 'draga' ('to draw, drag').

dragan Old English

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# draggy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdræɡi
**IPA (UK):** ˈdræɡi

## Meanings
1. informal for slow, dull, or tediously sluggish

## Examples
- The film's draggy middle act lost half the audience's attention.

## Synonyms
- slow
- sluggish
- tedious
- dull
- lethargic
- plodding

## Antonyms
- brisk
- lively
- fast
- snappy

## Related Forms
- drag

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dragan

## Etymology
From 'drag' + the adjectival suffix '-y'. The verb 'drag' is from Old English 'dragan' or the cognate Old Norse 'draga' ('to draw, drag').

## AI Etymology
Draggy comes from 'drag' + the adjectival suffix '-y'. The verb 'drag' is from Old English 'dragan' or the cognate Old Norse 'draga' ('to draw, drag'). The etymological trail includes Old English dragan. As an adjective, draggy describes what is informal for slow, dull, or tediously sluggish. The same family is visible in related forms such as drag. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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