"beary" meaning in English

See beary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛə.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbeːɹi/ [General-Australian], /ˈbɛɹi/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈbɛə̯ɹi/ [US] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈbeəɹi/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /ˈbiəɹi/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /ˈbeɹɪ/ [Scotland], /ˈbeɹe/ [Scotland], /ˈbɜːɹɪ/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Audio: En-us-fairy.ogg Forms: bearier [comparative], beariest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹi Etymology: From bear + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bear|y}} bear + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} beary (comparative bearier, superlative beariest)
  1. (informal) Of or pertaining to a bear. Tags: informal Synonyms: bearlike

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bear",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "bear + -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bear + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bearier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beariest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "beary (comparative bearier, superlative beariest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -y",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to a bear."
      ],
      "id": "en-beary-en-adj-GOprIUMe",
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Of or pertaining to a bear."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bearlike"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛə.ɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeːɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɹi/",
      "note": "US, Mary–marry–merry merger"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-fairy.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛə̯ɹi/",
      "note": "without the Mary–marry–merry merger",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeəɹi/",
      "note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiəɹi/",
      "note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɹɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɹe/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɜːɹɪ/",
      "note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Barry"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "berry"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Berry"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bury (all only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "beery (cheer–chair merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beary"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bear",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "bear + -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bear + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bearier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beariest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "beary (comparative bearier, superlative beariest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms suffixed with -y",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛəɹi",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛəɹi/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to a bear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Of or pertaining to a bear."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bearlike"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛə.ɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeːɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɹi/",
      "note": "US, Mary–marry–merry merger"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-fairy.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/En-us-fairy.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛə̯ɹi/",
      "note": "without the Mary–marry–merry merger",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeəɹi/",
      "note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiəɹi/",
      "note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɹɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeɹe/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɜːɹɪ/",
      "note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Barry"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "berry"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Berry"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bury (all only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "beery (cheer–chair merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beary"
}

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