unguenty

U1N1G2U1E1N1T1Y4

noun

An ointment or salve; an unguent.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noununguenty (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableAn ointment or salve; an unguent.

    This unguenty being put into a Pot, and cover’d, must stand in the Sun for a Month.

    1721, William Gibson, A New Treatise of the Diseases of Horses, page 315

Origin

Probably an alteration of or variant of unguent + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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