dogly

dogly

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.

   • 1959, Walt Kelly, Pogo, June 4 comic strip (→ISBN, p. 47):

     [Seminole Sam to the Dog:] It ain't dogly to bark "ahem".

   • 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.

   • 2006, Linda Johns, Hannah West in Deep Water:

     It was a halfhearted attempt to get him to stop, because truly, I was hoping the dog would do the dogly thing and chew up the Frisbee.

Derived terms

• dogliness

Adverb

dogly (comparative more dogly, superlative most dogly)

1. In the manner of a dog.

Anagrams

• Gloyd, Goldy, godly, goldy