Dungy
//ˈdʌŋi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 […]"
- 2 Covered in dung
"If, however, excessively dungy animals are offered for transportation, the owner of the animals is requested to clean them."
Example
More examples"[…] 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 […]"
Etymology
From Middle English dongy, donky, dungy, equivalent to dung + -y. Probably a doublet of dingy.
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