lungeous

[ luhn-juhs ]

adjectiveBritish Dialect.
  1. (of a person) violent; rough.

Origin of lungeous

1
First recorded in 1675–85; lunge1 + -ous

Words Nearby lungeous

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How to use lungeous in a sentence

  • Tommy happened to turn up hereabout at that time; a big, lungeous fellow, who would speak disrespectfully of hanybody.