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ungrey en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- + grey.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of ungray (“not grey”).
    alt of ungray
    • The Roy body has not aged much, still lithe, still a head of hair ungrey, still with a demon that magnetises most of both sexes. And I have brought him back from the dead! 2009, George Booth, Master Why, page 540:
    • Too healthy: her skin was entirely ungrey, her nose sharp and whole. 2015, Nate Crowley, The Sea Hates A Coward:
    • She was much, much too old to have black hair, or ungrey hair — well into her fifties. 1987, Janet Hale, The Jailing of Cecelia Capture, page 43:

ungrey en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling, rare) Pronunciation spelling of hungry, representing dialect English.
    alt of hungry
    • She lowered her tray table and said in a deep accent, "Yes, I am ungrey." 2001, Frank Steward, The Air Traveler's Survival Guide: The Plane Truth from 35,000 Feet:
    • [T]he patient reports another problem with Xenical: ‘But they made me really ungrey’ ['hungry'] 2010, Communication in Healthcare Settings, →ISBN: