roynish

Definition

Mangy; scabby.

Etymology

French rogneux, from rogne (“scab, mange, itch”).

Example Sentences

• "My lord, the roynish clown, at whom so oft Your Grace was wont to laugh, is also missing."
• "Their voices had a roynish sound that grated on Covenant's nerves—he had too many horrid memories of urviles—but he suppressed his discomfort"