stroy

[stroi]

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to destroy.

stroy

/ strɔɪ /

verb

1. an archaic variant of destroy

Other Word Forms

• stroyer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stroy¹

1400–50; late Middle English stroyen, aphetic variant of destroyen to destroy

Example Sentences

“That led to a major depression,” Stroy said.

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Stroke survivor Lee Stroy of Stafford, Va., said his own journey back from depression was gradual, after suffering three strokes around Christmas in 2014.

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“It’s not just one pill and one therapy session,” Stroy said.

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Police said the victim, Dennis Stroy, died March 20 at a hospice center in Maryland.

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Court documents say Odoms told police that Stroy attacked him as he slept, and he defended himself.

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