jun·gli I. \ˈjəŋglē\noun (-s) Etymology:jungle (I) + -i (as in Hindi) : an inhabitant of an Indian jungle II. adjective orjun·gly\“\ 1.: inhabiting an Indian jungle : being or belonging to or characteristic of an inhabitant of such a jungle < the jungli dialect was the only language we heard — S.T.Moyer > 2.India: uncouth, unrefined < a rude, jungli individual — Alan Moorehead >