beery

beer·y

[beer-ee]
adjective, beer·i·er, beer·i·est.
1.
of, like, or abounding in beer: a stale, beery smell.
2.
affected by or suggestive of beer: beery exuberance; beery breath.

Origin:
1840–50; beer + -y1

beer·i·ness, noun
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beery (ˈbɪərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , beerier, beeriest
1.  smelling or tasting of beer
2.  given to drinking beer
 
'beerily
 
adv
 
'beeriness
 
n

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