"drier" meaning in English

See drier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɹaɪɚ/ [General-American], [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ] [General-American], /ˈdɹaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drier.wav
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From dry + -er (comparative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dry|er|id2=comparative|pos2=comparative suffix}} dry + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} drier
  1. comparative form of dry: more dry Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: dry (extra: more dry)
    Sense id: en-drier-en-adj-X~rxrW2w Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dryer
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹaɪɚ/ [General-American], [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ] [General-American], /ˈdɹaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drier.wav Forms: driers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|driere}} Middle English driere, {{suffix|en|dry|er||id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} dry + -er (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drier (plural driers)
  1. (chiefly British, Canada) Alternative spelling of dryer Tags: British, Canada, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dryer
    Sense id: en-drier-en-noun-WdKoEQKq Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (comparative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dryer
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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