houndly

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houndly

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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”).

adjective houndlier · more houndly · houndliest · most houndly

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.

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@misc{houndly_2026,
  title = {houndly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/houndly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}