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dungier

dungier is the comparative form of dungy.

Meaning of dungy

Adjective

dungy (comparative dungier, superlative dungiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of dung.
    • […] they may not be drawn up long legged; and by no means to let them have a dungy soil to grow in, or a very rich one […]1813, Charles Marshall, A Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening: With Hints on Fish-ponds, page 354
  2. Covered in dung
    • If, however, excessively dungy animals are offered for transportation, the owner of the animals is requested to clean them.1999, J. F. Gracey, David S. Collins, Robert J. Huey, Meat Hygiene, page 167

Questions about dungier

What is dungier the comparative form of?
Dungier is the comparative form of dungy.

Words near dungier in the dictionary

  1. dunghils
  2. dunghole
  3. dungholes
  4. dunghouse
  5. dunghouses
  6. dungier
  7. dungiest
  8. dunging
  9. dungings
  10. dungish
  11. Dungiven

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