ungrey

From un- +‎ grey.

ungrey (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of ungray (“not grey”)
   • 1987, Janet Hale, The Jailing of Cecelia Capture, page 43:

     She was much, much too old to have black hair, or ungrey hair — well into her fifties.

   • 2009, George Booth, Master Why, page 540:

     The Roy body has not aged much, still lithe, still a head of hair ungrey, still with a demon that magnetises most of both sexes. And I have brought him back from the dead!

   • 2015, Nate Crowley, The Sea Hates A Coward:

     Too healthy: her skin was entirely ungrey, her nose sharp and whole.

• For an explanation of where the different spellings, ungrey and ungray, are used, see grey/gray.

ungrey (not comparable)

1. (rare) Pronunciation spelling of hungry, representing dialect English.
   • 2001, Frank Steward, The Air Traveler's Survival Guide: The Plane Truth from 35,000 Feet:

     She lowered her tray table and said in a deep accent, "Yes, I am ungrey."

   • 2010, Communication in Healthcare Settings, →ISBN:

     [T]he patient reports another problem with Xenical: ‘But they made me really ungrey’ ['hungry']

• Gurney, gurney