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Houndly vs Houndy - What's the difference?

houndly | houndy |

As adjectives the difference between houndly and houndy

is that houndly is of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine while houndy is like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.

houndly

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Of, like, or characteristic of hounds or dogs; doglike; dogly; canine.
  • *1865 , Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes - Volume 9 - Page 129:
    • [...] all of which really ought to be secondary considerations to those two houndly gifts, the keen, discriminating sense of smell, and ready, truthful tongue.
  • *2008 , Kitty Foth-Regner, Heaven Without Her :
    • Of course, I knew he couldn't read; we loved this basset for his extraordinary beauty and houndly bouquet, not his brains. But he had been quite the book-hound as a youngster, [...]
  • *2013 , Thomas J. Mattingly, Earl C. Hudson, Smokey :
    • But nothing compares to the adoring look in those houndly eyes, nor the profound sigh of bliss when that large head is lowered onto your lap to receive gentle [...]

    houndy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndlike.
  • *1904 , Herbert Compton, The Twentieth Century Dog :
    • Indeed, there was a time when the question was debated whether the Airedale should not be grouped with the hound, and in the earlier days of his development he certainly had a very decidedly houndy' look, as well as a ' houndy weight, [...]
  • *1906 , William Arkwright, The pointer and his predecessors :
    • The brothers were of opposite types, one inclined to be heavy-boned and houndy , the other somewhat elegant, arch-loined, and light; the same variation occurred in the two bitches: all four were prize-winners. In due course I sold them.
  • *2007 , Bob Plott, The Story of the Plott Hound :
    • [...] “houndy ” dogs, Mont still was not pleased with the dogs and gave five of them to the Reece brothers, Brice and Mark, who lived near Sunburst on the Pigeon River, south of Plott Valley.