different between doggy vs dogly

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?.?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?.?i/, /?d??.i/
• Rhymes: -??i

Etymology 1

From dog +? -y (“diminutive suffix”).

Alternative forms

• doggie

Noun

doggy (plural doggies)

1. (childish or endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

   That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!

2. doggy style

   Her favourite position is doggy.

3. (armed services, Britain, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer.
   • 2008, Iain Ballantyne, HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series

     The Torpedo Officer and I were on the lower bridge and we each had a doggy, a young midshipman […]

Synonyms

• (small dog): pup, puppy, puppy dog, pooch, poochie

Related terms

• doggy bag
• doggy paddle
• doggy style

Translations

See also

• dogie

Etymology 2

From Middle English doggi, equivalent to dog +? -y (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

doggy (comparative doggier, superlative doggiest)

1. (informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.
2. (informal) Fond of dogs.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• doggly

Etymology

From Middle English *dogly, *doglich, equivalent dog +? -ly. Compare doglike.

Adjective

dogly (comparative more dogly, superlative most dogly)

1. Of, like, or pertaining to dogs or the dog family; canine.
   • 1908, Ernest Hamlin Abbott, Lyman Abbott, Francis Rufus Bellamy, The Outlook:

     I had a little dog who practiced all the dogly virtues. He never tried to get into any chairs or on any couches.

   • 1966, Kiplinger's Personal Finance:

     If a chicken invades your garden to steal seed and your dog barks at it in the line of dogly duty, the chicken's owner has the legal right to kill your dog.

Derived terms

• dogliness

Adverb

dogly (comparative more dogly, superlative most dogly)

1. In the manner of a dog.

Anagrams

• Gloyd, Goldy, godly, goldy