Horry
adj, name
adj, name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul dialectal
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A diminutive of the male given name Horace.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).