doggerel

[ daw-ger-uhl, dog-er- ]

/ ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR doggerel ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

(of verse)

comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure.
rude; crude; poor.

noun

doggerel verse.

Also dog·grel

[daw-gruhl, dog-ruhl]. /ˈdɔ grəl, ˈdɒg rəl/.

Origin of doggerel

1350–1400; Middle English; see dog, -rel; cf. dog Latin

Words nearby doggerel

dog fouling, dog fox, dogged, dogger, Dogger Bank, doggerel, doggery, Doggett's Coat and Badge race, dogging, doggish, doggo

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Example sentences from the Web for doggerel

And people were found to believe in this doggerel—especially frightened were the Irish in London, and the lower classes generally.
Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign|John Ashton
No doubt, when the Songs of Innocence were first published, anyone who did happen to read them thought them doggerel.
Essays on Art|A. Clutton-Brock
And you yourself, Vorski, for the last time listen to the doggerel of Brother Thomas!
The Secret of Sarek|Maurice Leblanc
One noticeable feature in this type of ware is its inscriptions, written in doggerel, always of a pious nature.
Chats on Old Earthenware|Arthur Hayden

This Kailash used to rattle off for my special delectation a doggerel ballad of his own composition.
My Reminiscences|Rabindranath Tagore

British Dictionary definitions for doggerel

doggerel

dogrel (ˈdɒɡrəl)

/ (ˈdɒɡərəl) /

noun

comic verse, usually irregular in measure
(as modifier)a doggerel rhythm

nonsense; drivel

Word Origin for doggerel

C14 dogerel worthless, perhaps from dogge dog

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单词	doggerel
释义	doggerel [ daw-ger-uhl, dog-er- ] / ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doggerel ON THESAURUS.COM adjective (of verse) comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor. noun doggerel verse. Also dog·grel [daw-gruhl, dog-ruhl]. /ˈdɔ grəl, ˈdɒg rəl/. Origin of doggerel 1350–1400; Middle English; see dog, -rel; cf. dog Latin Words nearby doggerel dog fouling, dog fox, dogged, dogger, Dogger Bank, doggerel, doggery, Doggett's Coat and Badge race, dogging, doggish, doggo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doggerel And people were found to believe in this doggerel—especially frightened were the Irish in London, and the lower classes generally. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign\|John Ashton No doubt, when the Songs of Innocence were first published, anyone who did happen to read them thought them doggerel. Essays on Art\|A. Clutton-Brock And you yourself, Vorski, for the last time listen to the doggerel of Brother Thomas! The Secret of Sarek\|Maurice Leblanc One noticeable feature in this type of ware is its inscriptions, written in doggerel, always of a pious nature. Chats on Old Earthenware\|Arthur Hayden This Kailash used to rattle off for my special delectation a doggerel ballad of his own composition. My Reminiscences\|Rabindranath Tagore British Dictionary definitions for doggerel doggerel dogrel (ˈdɒɡrəl) / (ˈdɒɡərəl) / noun comic verse, usually irregular in measure (as modifier)a doggerel rhythm nonsense; drivel Word Origin for doggerel C14 dogerel worthless, perhaps from dogge dog Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to doggerel verse, poem, poetry, cadence, rhythm, tune, paean, song, rhyme, poesy, stanza, rime, rune, versification, beat, couplet, meter, harmony, measure, ode
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doggerel

adjective

noun

Origin of doggerel

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dogrel (ˈdɒɡrəl)

noun

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