beery

[ beer-ee ]

/ ˈbɪər i /

adjective, beer·i·er, beer·i·est.

of, like, or abounding in beer: a stale, beery smell.

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

Nearby words

beerhouse, beernaert, beerpull, beers, beersheba, beery, beestings, beeswax, beeswing, beet, beet armyworm

Origin of beery

First recorded in 1840–50; beer + -y¹

Related forms

beer·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for beery

Finally, he waved—a quick flip of his right hand—and the cart wheeled around, the beery bleachers still chanting “A-LI!”
The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali|Peter Richmond|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Catherine thought as she cordially grasped the hand of a beery object in the dark corner of the hall.
A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories|Marian T. MacIntosh
It's the storm may come on again waur nor ever, and mak it impossible to beery her for a month!'
Heather and Snow|George MacDonald
A beery Milesian, ascending a ladder with a hod of mortar, slips and falls on the pavement below.
Here and There in London|J. Ewing Ritchie

Paris was then, as it now is becoming again—I cannot say that I like the idea—a very "beery" place.
Odd Bits of History|Henry W. Wolff
A beery nose was turned towards him, and the man dragged himself up and wiped his hands on his trousers.
The Great Hunger|Johan Bojer

British Dictionary definitions for beery

beery

/ (ˈbɪərɪ) /

adjective beerier or beeriest

smelling or tasting of beer

given to drinking beer

Derived Forms

beerily, adverbbeeriness, noun

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