Houndish

Origin

From Middle English houndisch, equivalent to hound + -ish.

Full definition of houndish

Adjective

1. Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hound; doggish; canine.
• 1897, Richard Wagner, Religion and art:This the "free" burgher of our Civilisation calls "houndish fidelity," with a contemptuous accent on the "hound."
• 1994, Jack Lovejoy, Outworld Cats:... houndish face was anything but memorable, yet Verna felt certain she had seen it somewhere before. "Delfred! Delfred! Delfred! Woof! Woof! Woof!" continued the chant outside the garden wall.
• 2008, Jeffrey Overstreet, Cyndere's Midnight:Long strings of yellow dangled from Jorn's houndish snout, and his eyes were red.
• 2010, Gregory Maguire, Mirror Mirror:Lucrezia laughed, a houndish laugh, almost a baying.

Related terms

• houndly
• houndy