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

Auckland, a city of 1.7 million people, sprawls across dozens of volcanoes and three harbors, with many people living close to beaches or on the edge of its jungly native wilderness.

From New York Times

She said, for example, that Ms. Samuelson, in her pre-trial deposition, had described the décor of his house in Los Angeles as “jungly” and “African,” referring to the leaf print on the wallpaper.

From New York Times

Mr. Bergtold said his family has worked to preserve the atmosphere of an isolated tropical garden, even as villas light up the night on what used to be dark jungly mountains nearby.

From New York Times

Florida’s atmosphere was gushing in all over, swamping me with its jungly breath.

From New York Times

Guaidó grew up, with four siblings, in a suburb of La Guaira, a port town at the foot of the jungly mountains below Caracas.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• dense
• lush