Jungly
/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡli/noun
Covered with, resembling, or characteristic of jungle.
Did you know?“Jungle” entered English through Hindi/Urdu jangal, ultimately from Sanskrit jaṅgala, which originally meant dry, rough, or uncultivated land—not a lush rainforest.
Etymological Timeline
Sanskrit
SA
jaṅgala
“dry, rough, uncultivated land”
Hindi/Urdu
HI/UR
jangal
“wilderness, forest, uncultivated land”
18th Century
English
jungle
“dense wild land or thicket”
19th Century
English
jungly
“having the character of a jungle; overgrown”
Modern English
English
jungly
“resembling a jungle; dense, wild, or overgrown”