froggy

[ frog-ee, fraw-gee ]

/ ˈfrɒg i, ˈfrɔ gi /

adjective, frog·gi·er, frog·gi·est.

of or characteristic of a frog.

abounding in frogs.

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

Nearby words

frogbit, frogeye, frogfish, frogged, frogging, froggy, froghopper, frogman, frogmarch, frogmouth, frogspawn

Origin of froggy

First recorded in 1605–15; frog¹ + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for froggy

I shook hands, of course, and her hand just flopped into mine, all limp and froggy.
Quicksilver Sue|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
She knew quite well that she had led whither Froggy could not follow.
The Swindler and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell
"Froggy Waters," chose Fatty--and poor little Marmaduke was left to the last, as if he were the worst player in the whole world.
Half-Past Seven Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
He has a froggy head, and a back like a new grave—for shape; and hands like a bird's toes that have been frostbitten.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Froggy went out to tea that afternoon with much solicitous regret, which Priscilla treated in a spirit of levity.
The Swindler and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell

British Dictionary definitions for froggy

froggy

/ (ˈfrɒɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

of, like, or relating to frogs; full of frogs

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Word Origin and History for froggy

froggy

adj.

1610s, "full of frogs," from frog (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "frog-like" is from 1837. As a disparaging term for a Frenchman, from 1872. Related: Frogginess.