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goundy

goundy adjective: gummy or mattery, as in sore eyes.

Adjective

goundy (comparative goundier or more goundy, superlative goundiest or most goundy)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Gummy or mattery, as in sore eyes.

Forms of goundy

comparativegoundier
comparativemore goundy
superlativegoundiest
superlativemost goundy
alternative formgundy
alternative formgunny

Origin of goundy

From Middle English goundy, gundy, from Old English gundiġ (“goundy, mattery”), equivalent to gound + -y. More at gound.

Questions about goundy

What does goundy mean?
Goundy means gummy or mattery, as in sore eyes.
What part of speech is goundy?
Goundy is an adjective.

Words near goundy in the dictionary

  1. Goult
  2. gound
  3. Gounder
  4. Gounders
  5. goundou
  6. goundy
  7. goung
  8. goungs
  9. Gounodian
  10. gour
  11. goura

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