drwg
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh drwc, from Proto-Brythonic *drug, from Proto-Celtic *drukos (compare Old Irish droch).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /druːɡ/
- Rhymes: -uːɡ
Adjective
drwg (feminine singular drwg, plural drygion, equative cynddrwg or dryced, comparative gwaeth or drycach, superlative gwaethaf or drycaf)
Usage notes
The lesser-used equative, comparative and superlative forms (dryced, drycach, drycaf) are exclusively used with the sense “naughty”.
Derived terms
- drwgdeimlad (“resentment”)
- y Dyn Drwg (“the Devil”)
- mwg drwg (“weed, marijuana”)