jungly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of jungly
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jan. 27, 2023
Would you like to see a slideshow of American Samoa’s stunning natural beauty, all jagged, jungly mountains and quiet coves, and hear how environmental and cultural stewardship work hand in hand in the territory?
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2018
Yours truly, Charlie D., still has the landscape architect’s plans from when Johanna and I were thinking of replacing these palms with something less jungly and prone to pests.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2013
A hike on a steep, car-less road up a jungly hill in the middle of the city stood out, but that’s because an anteater crossed my tracks, and I’d never seen one of those before.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2013
She ducked under the tangled honeysuckle toward the garden path, using her trowel like a machete to hack through some overgrown vines that crowded her jungly little porch.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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