Houndly
Origin
From Middle English houndli, hundli, from Old English hundlīc ("of or like dogs, canine"), equivalent to hound + -ly.
Full definition of houndly
Adjective
houndly
- Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine.
- 1865, Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes - Volume 9 - Page 129:... all of which really ought to be secondary considerations to those two houndly gifts, the keen, discriminating sense of smell, and ready, truthful tongue.
- 2008, Kitty Foth-Regner, Heaven Without Her:Of course, I knew he couldn't read; we loved this basset for his extraordinary beauty and houndly bouquet, not his brains. But he had been quite the book-hound as a youngster, ...
- 2013, Thomas J. Mattingly, Earl C. Hudson, Smokey:But nothing compares to the adoring look in those houndly eyes, nor the profound sigh of bliss when that large head is lowered onto your lap to receive gentle ...