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单词 dungeony
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dungeonyadj.

Brit. /ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)ni/, U.S. /ˈdəndʒəni/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dungeon n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < dungeon n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier dungeonly adj.
Reminiscent or characteristic of a dungeon; dungeon-like.
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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [adjective] > like a dungeon
dungeonly1593
dungeony1823
dungeonous1908
1823 W. F. Hook Let. May in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. W. F. Hook (1878) I. 360 Unaired dungeony rooms of a bachelor's house.
1875 St. Nicholas July 550/2 Tommy rattled an iron chain against the stone, ‘to make it seem dungeony’, he said.
1932 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 9 Oct. 12/4 Kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms are consistently dungeony sections of otherwise well lighted homes.
1973 E. B. Jackson Fall out to Right of Road i. 102 The odor assailing us as we descended the ladders was musty, dungeony and dank.
2007 Daily News-Rec. (Harrisonburg, Va.) 3 Feb. b7/3 The basements in particular have a creepy, dungeony feel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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