English Explanatory Dictionary

roynish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mangy; scabby.
  2. Mean, paltry, vulgar or troublesome.

Word forms

roynish more roynish most roynish roinish

Etymology

French rogneux, from rogne (“scab, mange, itch”).

Synonyms

scald miserable trashy reef contemptible
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