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houndly en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English houndly, houndely, from Old English hundlīċ (“of or like dogs, canine”), equivalent to hound + -ly. Cognate with Middle Dutch hondelike (“doglike”), Middle High German huntlich (“doglike”).

Meanings

1. Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine.
   • [...] all of which really ought to be secondary considerations to those two houndly gifts, the keen, discriminating sense of smell, and ready, truthful tongue. 1865, Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes, volume 9, page 129:
   • But nothing compares to the adoring look in those houndly eyes, nor the profound sigh of bliss when that large head is lowered onto your lap to receive gentle [...] 2013, Thomas J. Mattingly, Earl C. Hudson, Smokey:
   • Of course, I knew he couldn't read; we loved this basset for his extraordinary beauty and houndly bouquet, not his brains. But he had been quite the book-hound as a youngster, [...] 2008, Kitty Foth-Regner, Heaven Without Her:

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