Froggy vs Frogly - What's the difference?
froggy | frogly |
(childish, or, endearing) A frog.
* Children's poem, publishing date unknown
* Children's poem, publishing date unknown
(ethnic slur, offensive) A Frenchman.
Froglike.
Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse.
* 1938 , The American Legion Magazine
Of, relating to, or pertaining to frogs; froglike.
* 1901 , Grant Allen, In nature's workshop :
* 1945 , American Nature Association, Nature magazine :
* 2008 , Bruce Coville, Oddest of All :
In a frogly manner.
* 2009 , Gail Donovan, In Memory of Gorfman T. Frog :
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)- 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.
- Hop little froggy , hop hop hop
- Hop little froggy , and don't you stop
Adjective
(en-adj)- 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
* froggilyfrogly
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- [...] and when at last they arrive at frogly maturity, they escape into the world through the mouth of their father.
- Yet as some of the verses show, Aristophanes knew a good deal of actual frogly habits.
- On those sacred nights you can rise in frogly glory to confront the villains who are poisoning my subjects.
Adverb
(en-adv)- Toadly awesome!" "Not toadly," said Michael, laughing. "Gorfman's a frog." "It's frogly awesome," said Charu.