burry

¹ American  

[bur-ee] / ˈbɜr i /

adjective

burrier, burriest

1. full of or covered with burs; burlike.

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burry ² American  

[bur-ee] / ˈbɜr i /

adjective

burrier, burriest

1. characterized by or spoken with a burr.

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burry British  

/ ˈbɜːrɪ /

adjective

1. full of or covered in burs

2. resembling burs; prickly

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Etymology

Origin of burry¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at bur ¹, -y ¹

Origin of burry²

First recorded in 1865–70; burr ³ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

There I cried, and probably would’ve screamed, if I didn’t burry my face in a t-shirt.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2019

I start with a nice burry mix of cicadas, and blend it with thunder and rain.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2018

With a burry, sometimes vibrato-free tone and a pointed attack, Aldana recalled both the focused architecture of Sonny Rollins and the romance of Stan Getz, while sounding like neither.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2014

His burry, improvisatory vocals and sense of rhythm looked toward jazz.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2011

Within a week all the blooming roads had been despoiled—hundreds of miles of yellow sunflowers had been transformed into brown, rattling, burry stalks.

From My Ántonia by Cather, Willa Sibert