"peery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more peery [comparative], peerier [comparative], most peery [superlative], peeriest [superlative]
Etymology: peer + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peer|y}} peer + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} peery (comparative more peery or peerier, superlative most peery or peeriest)
  1. (rare) That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-peery-en-adj-MxKK0~fi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 80 20
  2. (rare) Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-peery-en-adj-W7wok9oQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: peeries [plural]
Etymology: From Scots peerie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|peerie}} Scots peerie Head templates: {{en-noun}} peery (plural peeries)
  1. (Scotland) spinning top Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Toys
    Sense id: en-peery-en-noun-mKJpGlTA Disambiguation of Toys: 25 23 53 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 3 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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