ungrey
English
editEtymology 1
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editungrey (not comparable)
- Alternative form of ungray (“not grey”)
- 1987, Janet Hale, The Jailing of Cecelia Capture, page 43:
- She was much, much too old to have black hair, or ungrey hair — well into her fifties.
- 2009, George Booth, Master Why, page 540:
- The Roy body has not aged much, still lithe, still a head of hair ungrey, still with a demon that magnetises most of both sexes. And I have brought him back from the dead!
- 2015, Nate Crowley, The Sea Hates A Coward:
- Too healthy: her skin was entirely ungrey, her nose sharp and whole.
Usage notes
editEtymology 2
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editungrey (not comparable)
- (rare) Pronunciation spelling of hungry, representing dialect English.
- 2001, Frank Steward, The Air Traveler's Survival Guide: The Plane Truth from 35,000 Feet:
- She lowered her tray table and said in a deep accent, "Yes, I am ungrey."
- 2010, Communication in Healthcare Settings, →ISBN:
- [T]he patient reports another problem with Xenical: ‘But they made me really ungrey’ ['hungry']