English

Adjective

houndly ‎(comparative houndlier or more houndly, superlative houndliest or most houndly)

1. 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 [...]