different between houndish vs roundish

houndish

English

Etymology

From Middle English houndisch, equivalent to hound +? -ish. Compare German hündisch (houndish; doglike).

Adjective

houndish (comparative more houndish, superlative most houndish)

  1. Like, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hound; doggish; canine.

Related terms

  • houndly
  • houndy

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roundish

English

Etymology

round +? -ish

Adjective

roundish (comparative more roundish, superlative most roundish)

  1. Somewhat round.
    • 1820, John Lindley, Rosarum Monographia; Or, A Botanical History of Roses, 42:
      Leaflets 9-11, roundish, of a firm texture, the lowest pair smaller than the rest, glaucous.

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