English Explanatory Dictionary

houndly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine.

Word forms

houndly houndlier more houndly houndliest most houndly

Etymology

From Middle English houndly, houndely, from Old English hundlīċ (“of or like dogs, canine”), equivalent to hound + -ly. Cognate with Middle Dutch hondelike (“doglike”), Middle High German huntlich (“doglike”).

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