dogly

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Definition of dogly

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.
    “I had a little dog who practiced all the dogly virtues. He never tried to get into any chairs or on any couches.”
    “[Seminole Sam to the Dog:] It ain't dogly to bark "ahem".”
    “If a chicken invades your garden to steal seed and your dog barks at it in the line of dogly duty, the chicken's owner has the legal right to kill your dog.”
    “It was a halfhearted attempt to get him to stop, because truly, I was hoping the dog would do the dogly thing and chew up the Frisbee.”
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adj

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.
    “I had a little dog who practiced all the dogly virtues. He never tried to get into any chairs or on any couches.”
    “[Seminole Sam to the Dog:] It ain't dogly to bark "ahem".”
    “If a chicken invades your garden to steal seed and your dog barks at it in the line of dogly duty, the chicken's owner has the legal right to kill your dog.”
    “It was a halfhearted attempt to get him to stop, because truly, I was hoping the dog would do the dogly thing and chew up the Frisbee.”

adv

  1. In the manner of a dog.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English *dogly, *doglich, equivalent dog + -ly. Compare doglike.

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