English → Latin
“dreggish, dreggy” in Latin
faeculentusabounding in dregs or sediment; thick, impure; feculentturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy, clouded, opaque
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dreggish, dreggy
faeculentus (containing dregs): turbidus (e.g., aqua; spring, scaturigo): turbatus limo (muddy; e.g., aqua).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dreggish, dreggy?
- The usual Latin words for “dreggish, dreggy” are faeculentus, turbidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.