horry

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adjective

impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

OriginMiddle English hory ← Old English horiġ ← Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg →
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Meanings

horry1

adjectivehorry (comparative horrier or more horry, superlative horriest or most horry)

comparative horrier · comparative more horry · superlative horriest · superlative most horry · alternative hory

  1. dialectalimpure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

Horry2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Horace.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clartycruddydirtyfilthygrubbyunclean

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hurhwīgaz“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hurhwīg
  3. Old Englishhoriġ
  4. Middle Englishhory
  5. Englishhorry

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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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