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dunnier

dunnier is the comparative form of dunny.

Meaning of dunny

Adjective (1)

dunny (comparative dunnier, superlative dunniest)

  1. Somewhat dun, dusky brownish.
    • I were skynnes of conny, / That causeth I loke so donny.c. 1517 (date written; published c. 1545), John Skelton, “Here after Foloweth the Booke Called Elynour Rummynge. The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng per Skelton Laureat.”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The...

Adjective (2)

dunny (comparative dunnier, superlative dunniest)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Somewhat deaf, hard of hearing.
    • Dunny, somewhat deaf, deafish.1708, J. Kersey, Dictionary Anglo-Britannicum
  2. (UK, derogatory, dialectal, euphemistic) Slow to answer: stupid, unintelligent.
    • What the devil are you dunny? won't you give me no answer?a. 1791, F. Grose, Olio, p. 105

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Questions about dunnier

What is dunnier the comparative form of?
Dunnier is the comparative form of dunny.

Words near dunnier in the dictionary

  1. dunness
  2. dunnest
  3. Dunnet Head
  4. Dunnett
  5. Dunneworthy
  6. dunnier
  7. dunnies
  8. dunniest
  9. dunniewassal
  10. dunniewassals
  11. dunniewassel

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