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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahyuh r-ee]
- /ˈwaɪər i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wahyuh r-ee]
- /ˈwaɪər i/
Definitions of wirily word
- adjective wirily made of wire. 1
- adjective wirily in the form of wire. 1
- adjective wirily resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 1
- adjective wirily lean and sinew: a wiry little person. 1
- adjective wirily produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones. 1
- noun wirily In a wiry manner. 1
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Origin of wirily
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; wire + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wirily
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wirily popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wirily usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wirily
noun wirily
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
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