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beery

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beer⋅y

  [beer-ee]
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–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 + -y 1

Related forms:
beer⋅i⋅ness, noun
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beer·y   (bîr'ē)   
adj.   beer·i·er, beer·i·est

  1. Smelling or tasting of beer: beery breath.

  2. Affected or produced by beer: beery humor.

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