"moory" meaning in English

See moory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːɹi/ Forms: more moory [comparative], most moory [superlative]
Etymology: From moor + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moor|y}} moor + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} moory (comparative more moory, superlative most moory)
  1. Resembling a moor; swampy; boggy. Synonyms: hoggy, moorish, quaggy, marshy
    Sense id: en-moory-en-adj-rknn6Eg- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʊəɹi/, /ˈmɔːɹi/ Forms: moories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moory (countable and uncountable, plural moories)
  1. Alternative form of mooree (“kind of cotton cloth”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: mooree (extra: kind of cotton cloth)
    Sense id: en-moory-en-noun-dMb5~AZt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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