horry

English

adj
Definitions
  • (now) impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hory inherited from Old English horiġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (foul, unclean, shitty).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hurhwīgaz

Gloss

foul, unclean, shitty

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