dungy

D2U1N1G2Y4
/ˈdʌŋi/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of dung.

OriginMiddle English dongy →
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Meanings

adjectivedungy (comparative dungier, superlative dungiest)

comparative dungier · superlative dungiest

  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 […]

    1813, Charles Marshall, A Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening: With Hints on Fish-ponds, page 354
  2. Covered in dung

    If, however, excessively dungy animals are offered for transportation, the owner of the animals is requested to clean them.

    1999, J. F. Gracey, David S. Collins, Robert J. Huey, Meat Hygiene, page 167

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdongy
  2. Englishdungy

From Middle English dongy, donky, dungy, equivalent to dung + -y. Probably a doublet of dingy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dungy

youngie
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Anagrams

gundynudgy
Cite this entry
APA

dungy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dungy

MLA

“dungy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dungy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dungy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dungy.

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