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droef.

sad, miserable

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/druf/
  1. sad, miserable

    Jij maakt mij droef.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch droeve, droue, from Old Dutch *drōvi, *druovi, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”). Compare English droff and German trüb.

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