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jungly

[ juhng-glee ]

adjective

  1. resembling or suggesting a jungle.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jungly1

First recorded in 1790–1800; jungle + -y 1

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Example Sentences

They will hardly be likely to trouble us here, but in that jungly bit behind it wouldn't be at all safe to rest like this.

Travel by a stream is sometimes jungly; but in the mountains, ranches and cabins are located beside streams.

In former days Kirengue was inhabited, and we reasonably hoped to find some supplies for the jungly march before us.

And then a first night is always a bit jungly—not quite fair on the play or the company, or the audience either for that matter.

Then we will go forward, and perhaps some of these jungly-fools will tell us where the road is.

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