dungy
adj/ˈdʌŋi/
Etymology From Middle English dongy, donky, dungy, equivalent to dung + -y. Probably a doublet of dingy.
1
Resembling or characteristic of dung.
- […] they may not be drawn up long legged; and by no means to let them have a dungy soil to grow in, or a very rich one […]1813, Charles Marshall, A Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening: With Hints on Fish-ponds, page 354:
2
Covered in dung
- If, however, excessively dungy animals are offered for transportation, the owner of the animals is requested to clean them.1999, J. F. Gracey, David S. Collins, Robert J. Huey, Meat Hygiene, page 167: