lungeous

[ luhn-juh s ]
/ ˈlʌn dʒəs /

adjective British Dialect.

(of a person) violent; rough.

Origin of lungeous

First recorded in 1675–85; lunge1 + -ous

Words nearby lungeous

lung book, lung fluke, lungan, lunge, lungee, lungeous, lunger, lungfish, lungi, lungki, lungs

Example sentences from the Web for lungeous

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

    Felix Holt, The Radical |George Eliot