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- [beer-ee]
- /ˈbɪər i/
- /ˈbɪə.ri/
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- [beer-ee]
- /ˈbɪər i/
Definitions of beery word
- adjective beery If a person, especially a man, is described as beery, they have drunk a lot of beer. 3
- adjective beery smelling or tasting of beer 3
- adjective beery given to drinking beer 3
- adjective beery of, like, or suggestive of beer 3
- adjective beery showing the effects of drinking beer; drunken, tipsy, maudlin, etc. 3
- adjective beery of, like, or abounding in beer: a stale, beery smell. 1
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Origin of beery
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; beer + -y1
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Parts of speech for Beery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
beery usage trend in Literature
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- what does the beery vmi measure?