Dungy
/ˈdʌŋi/noun
Covered with or smelling of dung; filthy or foul.
Did you know?Dungy is built on the ancient Germanic root behind English dung, a word tied to animal waste from its earliest recorded history rather than any later metaphor or occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dungaz
“dung, manure”
Old English
OE
dung
“animal manure, excrement”
Middle English
ME
dungy
“full of dung; filthy”
Modern English
English
dungy
“dirty, foul-smelling, or covered with dung”