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houndy

houndy

8.8
Constantly bothering someone by following or asking them
  • adjective
translation icon : persistente
  • The houndy reporter refused to stop asking questions until he got an answer.

Examples

  • Her houndy attitude made her an excellent detective who never gave up on a case.

  • She has a houndy way of pushing people to meet deadlines.

  • He found the houndy attention from the paparazzi overwhelming after his sudden rise to fame.

  • Her houndy pursuit of the truth impressed everyone.

  • The houndy journalist relentlessly followed the story, refusing to back down despite multiple setbacks.

  • His houndy nature ensured that he kept pursuing leads until he uncovered the truth.

  • With a houndy determination, she kept asking for details until she got the complete story.

Synonyms

importunate
vshoundy
  • Formal
1 9.9

Annoying because someone keeps asking for something

involves broader relentless chasing or harassing, not only requests
like a bloodhound
vshoundy
1 7.9

Being very determined when finding and following clues

emphasizes annoying or harassing someone rather than skilled tracking
dogging
vshoundy
1 7.9

Continuing for a long time and not going away

focuses more on harassing a person or thing rather than neutral pursuit
dogged
vshoundy
1 4.7

Being very determined and refusing to give up

is more about active harassing pursuit rather than calm perseverance
like a dog in the hunt
vshoundy
  • Informal
9.6

Very eager and determined to get something

leans more toward relentless bothering or harassment than eager drive
pestering
vshoundy
3.2

A person who annoys another person by asking again and again

is harsher, stressing relentless pursuit or aggressive harassment
as relentless as a pitbull
vshoundy
  • Informal
8.2

Very determined and unwilling to give up when trying to reach a goal

focuses more on bothering or chasing people rather than goal persistence

How Persistent

relentless
131 5.1
houndy
8.8
persistent
43 4.4
insistent
50 4.1

Surface Forms

houndy positive

Morphology

houndy = hound (transparent) = hound + y

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-y' on 'hound' meaning 'having the qualities of' or 'characteristic of a hound', which directly yields 'persistently pursuing' in a metaphorical but predictable way.

Etymology

Houndy comes from hound ('dog' known for chasing) plus the ending -y meaning 'like' or 'full of', and it is like the common verb to hound ('to chase' or 'to bother'). So a houndy person or action keeps pursuing someone and never gives up, like a hunting dog.