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horry.

impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

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Where this word comes from

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”).

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