rory en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɔː.ɹi/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹɔɹ.i/ (US)
Etymology
From Latin rōs / rōris (“dew”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) Covered by dew.
[...] rory end to the regginbrow was to be seen ringsome on the aquaface.
1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC, part I, page 3:On Libanon at first his foot he set, And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.
1600, Edward Fairfax, transl., Jerusalem Delivered, i, 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more rory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most rory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |