"aery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: aerier [comparative], aeriest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English aery, from Latin āerius. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aery}} Middle English aery, {{der|en|la|āerius}} Latin āerius Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} aery (comparative aerier, superlative aeriest)
  1. (poetic) Aerial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-aery-en-adj-wX7j1qBv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: aeries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aery (plural aeries)
  1. (American spelling, uncommon) Alternative spelling of eyrie. Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: eyrie
    Sense id: en-aery-en-noun-~UKvTyCE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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