bilgy

[ bil-jee ]

adjective

, Nautical.

, bilg·i·er, bilg·i·est.

1. smelling like bilge water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bilgy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; bilge + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Robert Louis arrived "bilgy," as he expressed it, but alive.

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