Definition
Resembling or having the quality of a gargoyle; grotesque and ugly in appearance.
Etymology
From gargoyle plus -y (adjective-forming suffix meaning 'having the quality of'), creating a more informal variant of gargoyled.
Kelly Says
Adding -y to nouns is how English makes casual adjectives—'gargoyley' sounds playful compared to the formal 'gargoyled,' showing how one word can feel different based on suffix choice.
Translations
ARالعربية
شبيهاً بالقنوات
shabiha-an bil-qanawat
CACatalà
gargoyle
gar-gwail
CSČeština
gargoyle
gar-gwail
DADansk
gargoyle
gar-gwail
DEDeutsch
gargoylesch
gar-goy-lesh
ELΕλληνικά
γαργόιλος
gar-goy-los
ESEspañol
gargoyilesco
gar-goy-i-les-koh
FISuomi
gargoyle
gar-gwail
FRFrançais
gargoyle
gar-gwail
HEעברית
גארגוילי
gar-goy-li
HIहिन्दी
गरगॉयली
gar-goyli
HUMagyar
gargoyle
gar-gwail
IDBahasa Indonesia
gargoyle
gar-gwail
ITItaliano
gargoylesco
gar-goy-les-koh
JA日本語
ガーゴイルっぽい
ga-goi-ru-poi
KO한국어
거고일스러운
geo-goi-seul-seu-un
MSBahasa Melayu
gargoyle
gar-gwail
NLNederlands
gargoyle
gar-gwail
NONorsk
gargoyle
gar-gwail
PLPolski
gargoylowy
gar-goy-lo-vy
PTPortuguês
gargoyle
gar-gwail
RORomână
gargoyle
gar-gwail
RUРусский
гаргульйный
gar-gul-y-nyy
SVSvenska
gargoyle
gar-gwail
SWKiswahili
gargoyle
gar-gwail
TAதமிழ்
கார் கோயில்
kaar-goyil
TEతెలుగు
గర్గోయిల్
gar-goyil
THไทย
ดูเหมือนรูปปั้น
doo-meuan roop-pun
TRTürkçe
gargoyle
gar-gwail
UKУкраїнська
гаргульйний
gar-gul-y-nyy
VITiếng Việt
gargoyle
gar-gwail
ZH中文
类似于石怪
lèi-si-yú shí guài