Skip to content
WORDS, MADE CLEAR.
Your everyday English companion

English dictionary

horry Meaning & Definition

What Does Horry Mean?

Horry is an adjective that means impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul.

Horry Definition (Adjective)

  1. impure; unclean; disgustingly dirty; foul

Synonyms of Horry

The source does not list synonyms for this entry.

Horry synonyms and antonyms →

Word Forms & Grammar

horry (comparative horrier or more horry, superlative horriest or most horry)

Origin of Horry

From Middle English hory, hoory, from Old English horiġ, horhiġ (“foul, unclean”), from Proto-West Germanic *hurhwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz (“foul, filthy, soiled, unclean”). Cognate with Middle High German horwig, horwic, horig, horg (“muddy, filthy”).

More About Horry On Meaning Stash

More Words Starting With “Hor”