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houndish en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English houndisch, equivalent to hound + -ish. Compare Dutch honds (“doglike”), German hündisch (“houndish; doglike”).

Meanings

1. Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hound; doggish; canine.
   • This the "free" burgher of our Civilisation calls "houndish fidelity," with a contemptuous accent on the "hound." 1897, Richard Wagner, Religion and art:
   • [...] houndish face was anything but memorable, yet Verna felt certain she had seen it somewhere before. "Delfred! Delfred! Delfred! Woof! Woof! Woof!" continued the chant outside the garden wall. 1994, Jack Lovejoy, Outworld Cats:
   • Lucrezia laughed, a houndish laugh, almost a baying. 2010, Gregory Maguire, Mirror Mirror:
   • Long strings of yellow dangled from Jorn's houndish snout, and his eyes were red. 2008, Jeffrey Overstreet, Cyndere's Midnight:

Forms

Relateds

houndy · houndly