beery

[ beer-ee ]

adjective,beer·i·er, beer·i·est.
  1. of, like, or abounding in beer: a stale, beery smell.

  2. affected by or suggestive of beer: beery exuberance; beery breath.

Origin of beery

1
First recorded in 1840–50; beer + -y1

Other words from beery

  • beer·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for beery

beery

/ (ˈbɪərɪ) /


adjectivebeerier or beeriest
  1. smelling or tasting of beer

  2. given to drinking beer

Derived forms of beery

  • beerily, adverb
  • beeriness, noun

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