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houndy

houndy adjective: like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.

Adjective

houndy (comparative houndier or more houndy, superlative houndiest or most houndy)

  1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.
    • Indeed, there was a time when the question was debated whether the Airedale should not be grouped with the hound, and in the earlier days of his development he certainly had a very decidedly houndy look, as well as a houndy weight, […]1904, Herbert Compton, The Twentieth Century Dog
    • The brothers were of opposite types, one inclined to be heavy-boned and houndy, the other somewhat elegant, arch-loined, and light; the same variation occurred in the two bitches: all four were prize-winners. In due course I sold them.1906, William Arkwright, The pointer and his predecessors

Forms of houndy

comparativehoundier
comparativemore houndy
superlativehoundiest
superlativemost houndy

Origin of houndy

From hound + -y.

Questions about houndy

What does houndy mean?
Houndy means like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.
What part of speech is houndy?
Houndy is an adjective.

Words near houndy in the dictionary

  1. houndsteeth
  2. houndstongue
  3. houndstongues
  4. houndstooth
  5. Houndwood
  6. houndy
  7. hounfour
  8. hounfours
  9. houngan
  10. houngans
  11. houngenikon

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