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Froggy vs Frogly - What's the difference?

froggy | frogly |

As adjectives the difference between froggy and frogly

is that froggy is froglike while frogly is of, relating to, or pertaining to frogs; froglike.

As a noun froggy

is a frog.

As an adverb frogly is

in a frogly manner.

froggy

English

Noun

(froggies)
  • (childish, or, endearing) A frog.
  • * Children's poem, publishing date unknown
  • This little froggy took a big leap
    This little froggy took a small
    This little froggy leaped sideways
    And this little froggy not at all
    And this little froggy went,
    hippity, hippity, hippity hop, all the way home.
  • * Children's poem, publishing date unknown
  • Hop little froggy , hop hop hop
    Hop little froggy , and don't you stop
  • (ethnic slur, offensive) A Frenchman.
  • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Froglike.
  • Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse.
  • * 1938 , The American Legion Magazine
  • Absolutely voiceless and baggy-eyed from hours of sour singing, no sleep, and a froggy throat from yelling in ego to be heard atop the rest.

    Derived terms

    * froggily

    frogly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of, relating to, or pertaining to frogs; froglike.
  • * 1901 , Grant Allen, In nature's workshop :
  • [...] and when at last they arrive at frogly maturity, they escape into the world through the mouth of their father.
  • * 1945 , American Nature Association, Nature magazine :
  • Yet as some of the verses show, Aristophanes knew a good deal of actual frogly habits.
  • * 2008 , Bruce Coville, Oddest of All :
  • On those sacred nights you can rise in frogly glory to confront the villains who are poisoning my subjects.

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a frogly manner.
  • * 2009 , Gail Donovan, In Memory of Gorfman T. Frog :
  • Toadly awesome!" "Not toadly," said Michael, laughing. "Gorfman's a frog." "It's frogly awesome," said Charu.