"dairous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dairous [comparative], most dairous [superlative]
Etymology: From dair (“dare”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dare|ous|alt1=dair|t1=dare}} dair (“dare”) + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} dairous (comparative more dairous, superlative most dairous)
  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, Devon) bold; daring Tags: Devon, UK, archaic, dialectal Synonyms: darous

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