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adjectivethrongy (comparative more throngy, superlative most throngy)
comparative more throngy · superlative most throngy
- Crowded.
[…] Or drive, like Jehu, thro' each throngy road, / To reach, in time, some temporal abode; […]
1896, James Woodhouse, Reginald Illingsworth Woodhouse, The Life and Poetical Works of James Woodhouse (1735-1820) (page 215)1 more example
There was still a buzz of chatter, but people quietened down to watch the episode, and the throngs crushing in around us got less throngy.
2023, Jodi McAlister, Can I Steal You for a Second?
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throngy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throngy
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“throngy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throngy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throngy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throngy.
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