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Definition of Roynish
1. a. Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome.
Definition of Roynish
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roynish
1. mangy [adj] - See also: mangy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roynish
Literary usage of Roynish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"The sloven and the careless man, the roynish nothing nice," Tusser, p. 289. ...
or else it will grow too roynish and troublesome. ..."
2. A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and by Charles Mackay (1887)
"Shakspeare has roynish, but not runnel. Although she were a lusty ramp, somewhat
like ... yet she was not such a roynish ..."
3. The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and More Especially by Charles Mackay (1877)
"The roynish clown, at whom so oft Your grace was wont to laugh, is also missing.
... In the last instance " roynish clown " is evidently from tho same root ..."
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