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beery en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɛː.ɹi/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈbɪɹi/ General American, mirror–nearer merger
  • /ˈbiə.ɹi/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈbɪəɹi/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɪɚi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbi.ɹe/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈbi.ɹɪ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈbiɹi/ (US) without the mirror–nearer merger

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *beuzą Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ Old English bēor Middle English ber English beer Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beery From beer + -y.

Meanings

  1. Smelling or tasting of beer.
  2. Under the influence of beer.
    • Waldemar Fornalik's side had phenomenal backing from their raucous, beery, fire-cracking supporters. 15 OCtober 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beeriest Degree=Sup lexicographic
beerier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unbeery · beeriness · beerily

Synonyms

drunk (under the influence of beer) · beerish (smelling or tasting of beer) · beerlike (smelling or tasting of beer)

Translations (8)

cs načichlý pivem (smelling or tasting of beer) · ro amețit de bere (under the influence of beer) · cs nachmelený (under the influence of beer) · ru пивно́й (smelling or tasting of beer) · ro mirosind a bere (under the influence of beer) · fi kaljainen (smelling or tasting of beer) · ro mirosind a bere (smelling or tasting of beer) · cs pivní (smelling or tasting of beer)