hunchy

H4U1N1C3H4Y4
/ˈhʌnt͡ʃi/

adjective

Having a hunched form or appearance.

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Meanings

adjectivehunchy (comparative more hunchy, superlative most hunchy)

comparative more hunchy · superlative most hunchy

  1. Having a hunched form or appearance.

    Whorls 7 beside those of the embryo-shell; they are slightly shouldered below the suture, between which shoulder and the suture they are slightly hunchy; the last is rather small and slightly flattened.

    1898, The Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology (volume 26, page 244)

Origin

From hunch + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hunchy

crunchyscrunchie
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APA

hunchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunchy

MLA

“hunchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hunchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunchy.

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