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jungly

jun·gly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhng-glee]
    • /ˈdʒʌŋ gli/
    • /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhng-glee]
    • /ˈdʒʌŋ gli/

Definitions of jungly word

  • adjective jungly resembling or suggesting a jungle. 1
  • noun jungly Overgrown with jungle. 1

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Origin of jungly

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; jungle + -y1

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Parts of speech for Jungly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jungly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

jungly usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jungly

adjective jungly

  • forested — Covered in forest.
  • arboraceous — resembling a tree
  • arboreous — thickly wooded; having many trees
  • lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
  • sylvan — of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.

Antonyms for jungly

adjective jungly

  • sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.

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