jungly
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Florida’s atmosphere was gushing in all over, swamping me with its jungly breath.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2020
When I go “around the world” at River Caves, drifting through vintage footage of jungly verdure and hieroglyph-carved columns, stalagmites and stalactites pincushioning manmade vistas, I translate myself into that state of feeling.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2018
Many scrambled down the jungly slopes toward the lake.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018
The yard, though small, around 600 square feet, is beautiful, green and cool and jungly, densely planted with lacy native ferns and heavy-headed crimson heliconia and fragrant with white flowers: gardenia, plumeria, ginger, night-blooming jasmine.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2017
"I should think this is the easiest way. There's less of that jungly stuff; and more pink rock. Come on."
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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