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lungeous, a. dial.|ˈlʌndʒəs| [f. lunge n.2 or v.1 + -ous.] †a. Of a fall: Heavy (obs.). b. Of persons: Rough-mannered, violent (in play).
1681Cotton Wond. Peak (1741) 339 A lungeous Fall indeed, the Master said. 1787Grose Prov. Gloss., Lungeous, spiteful, mischievous. Derb. & Leic. 1817Wilbraham Gloss. Cheshire (1818), Lungeous, ill tempered, disposed to do some bodily harm by a blow or otherwise. 1866Geo. Eliot F. Holt xxviii, A big lungeous fellow, who would speak disrespectfully of anybody. 1883B'ham Daily Mail 3 Apr. 2/3 The rules of Rugby football allow..a cruel latitude to lungeous players. |