-ery

1. a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc.:

   archery; bakery; cutlery; fishery; trickery; witchery.

-ery

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating a place of business or some other activity

   refinery

   brewery

   bakery

2. indicating a class or collection of things

   greenery

   cutlery

3. indicating qualities or actions collectively

   trickery

   snobbery

4. indicating a practice or occupation

   husbandry

5. indicating a state or condition

   slavery

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ery¹

Middle English < Old French -erie, equivalent to -ier -er ² + -ie -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ery¹

from Old French -erie; see -er ¹, -y ³

Example Sentences

He was “v[ery] hot under the collar ... frustrated and mad, self-righteous.”

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Ape′dom; Ape′hood; Ap′ery, conduct of one who apes, any ape-like action: a colony of apes.

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Artill′erist, one skilled in artillery or gunnery; Artill′ery-man, a soldier of the artillery.

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Owl′ery, an abode of owls: (Carlyle) an owl-like character; Owl′et, a little or young owl.

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Redeliv′erance; Redeliv′ery, the act of delivering back: a second delivery or liberation.

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Show′erless, without showers; Show′ery, abounding with showers.

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