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dungy

/ˈdʌŋi/

dungy adjective: resembling or characteristic of dung.

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

Forms of dungy

comparativedungier
superlativedungiest

Origin of dungy

From Middle English dongy, donky, dungy, equivalent to dung + -y. Probably a doublet of dingy.

Words that rhyme with dungy

Questions about dungy

What does dungy mean?
Dungy means resembling or characteristic of dung.
What part of speech is dungy?
Dungy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dungy?
Dungy is pronounced /ˈdʌŋi/.

Words near dungy in the dictionary

  1. dungsteads
  2. Dungtoe
  3. dungwort
  4. Dungworth
  5. Dungworths
  6. dungy
  7. dungyard
  8. dungyards
  9. Dunham
  10. Dunham Massey
  11. Dunham-on-the-Hill

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