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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

geezery en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English geezer Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English geezery From geezer + -y.

Meanings

  1. (US, informal) Like a geezer: old and senile
    • Stayed up thar myself fer a spell - with some geezery ole moonshiners. 1966, Josephine Carson, First Man, Last Man:

Forms

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more geezery Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most geezery Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

geezerly