aery

¹ American  

[air-ee, ey-uh-ree] / ˈɛər i, ˈeɪ ə ri /

Or aëry

adjective

aerier, aeriest

1. ethereal; aerial.

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aery ² American  

[air-ee, eer-ee] / ˈɛər i, ˈɪər i /

noun

plural

aeries

1. aerie.

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aery ¹ British  

/ ˈeɪərɪ, ˈɛərɪ /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of airy

2. lofty, insubstantial, or visionary

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aery ² British  

/ ˈɛərɪ, ˈɪərɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of eyrie

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Other Word Forms

• aerily adverb

Etymology

Origin of aery

1580–90; < Latin āerius < Greek āérios, equivalent to āer- aer- + -ios adj. suffix

Example Sentences

And I will purge thy mortal grossness so,That thou shalt like an aery spirit go.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015

Once, during the Spanish civil war, an anticlerical mob tried to destroy the building, but for all its look of aery fantasy, they could not budge a stone or dislodge a single ornament.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now morn, her rosy steps in th' eastern clime Advancing, sow'd the earth with orient pearl, When Adam wak'd, so custom'd; for his sleep Was aery light, from pure digestion bred.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

Fame, if not double-faced, is double-mouthed, And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds: On both his wings, one black, the other white, Bears greatest names in his wild aery flight.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various

But I was born so high, Our aery buildeth in the Cedar's top, And dallies with the wind and scorns the sun.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson