drumlie

adjective

drum·​lie

variants or less commonly drumly

ˈdrəmlē

1

chiefly Scottish, of water : turbid and muddy

2

chiefly Scottish, of weather : dark and gloomy

drumlie winter, dark and drear

—Robert Burns

3

: in a muddle : confused, troubled

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English drubly

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