dunghilly en · ADJ
Etymology
From dunghill + -y.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a dunghill.
Hours in the stables, learning to talk horsy and smell dunghilly.
1872, Charles Reade, A Terrible Temptation, page 213:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dunghilly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dunghilly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |