horry
horry · horrier · horriest
Impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foulImpure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)Impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul
Origin
From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from PrFrom Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).
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Forms
horrier/more horry, horriest/most horry| Comparative | horrier / more horry Lesson |
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| Superlative | horriest / most horry Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form