froggy

[ frog-ee, fraw-gee ]

adjective,frog·gi·er, frog·gi·est.
  1. of or characteristic of a frog.

  2. abounding in frogs.

  1. marked by a slight hoarseness, resembling a frog's croak: the old prospector's froggy voice.

Origin of froggy

1
First recorded in 1605–15; frog1 + -y1

Words Nearby froggy

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How to use froggy in a sentence

  • And gravitate toward noble entities you spy behind froggy appearances.

    The Stars Predict Your Week | Starsky + Cox | October 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The meadow is froggy's home, and he loves it; he has his residence there beside a brook.

  • Then one dart of the long bill captures froggy, and the heron waits for another.

    Stories of California | Ella M. Sexton
  • Barney had a glimpse of an unimpressive green and silver disk, reddish froggy eyes.

    Gone Fishing | James H. Schmitz
  • Your shiny black lip hangs down an ell, and your froggy eyes glitter with tears.

    Barks and Purrs | Colette Willy, aka Colette
  • In a moment, a wriggling froggy disappeared from sight into the stomach of a monster, that had two red legs, instead of one.

    Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks | William Elliot Griffis

British Dictionary definitions for froggy

froggy

/ (ˈfrɒɡɪ) /


adjective-gier or -giest
  1. of, like, or relating to frogs; full of frogs

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