horry

See also: Horry

English

Etymology

From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul; unclean”), from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul; shitty; unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy; filthy”).

Adjective

horry (comparative horrier or more horry, superlative horriest or most horry)

  1. (now chiefly dialectal) impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

Alternative forms

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