jungly

[ juhng-glee ]

adjective

1. resembling or suggesting a jungle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jungly¹

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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

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Related Words

• dense
• lush