"horry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: horrier [comparative], more horry [comparative], horriest [superlative], most horry [superlative]
Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hory}} Middle English hory, {{m|enm|hoory}} hoory, {{inh|en|ang|horiġ}} Old English horiġ, {{m|ang|horhiġ|t=foul, unclean}} horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hurhwīg}} Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hurhwīgaz|t=foul, filthy, soiled, unclean}} Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”), {{cog|gmh|horwig}} Middle High German horwig, {{m|gmh|horwic}} horwic, {{m|gmh|horig}} horig, {{m|gmh|horg|t=muddy, filthy}} horg (“muddy, filthy”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} horry (comparative horrier or more horry, superlative horriest or most horry)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal) impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul Tags: dialectal Synonyms: hory
    Sense id: en-horry-en-adj-wm7Hp1rs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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