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Definition of Lungis
1. n. A lingerer; a dull, drowsy fellow.
Definition of Lungis
1. Noun. (plural of lungi) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lungis
1. lungi [n] - See also: lungi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lungis
Literary usage of Lungis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1862)
"Probably from the notion of inactivity and slowness, as most of these contemptuous
appellations ; lungis, looby, Fr. lambin, G. lummel, &c. ..."
2. Lanfrank's "Science of Cirurgie" by Lanfranco, Robert von Fleischhacker (1894)
"11 be lungis wok'ii take no lunge are •t lie wound ' í \ j ( hurt ...
'10 's ^utl ('ec<^ // »ndif H If be lungis ben hurf, ..."
3. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"Coles has it, " A lungis, procerus, bardus. ... Ш, S. A lungis, s. A long, awkward
fellow. Longis, French. It is thus curiously denned by Minshew : " A This ..."
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