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bur·ry

1   [bur-ee]
adjective, -ri·er, -ri·est.
full of or covered with burs; burlike.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see bur1, -y1

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bur·ry

2   [bur-ee]
adjective, -ri·er, -ri·est.
characterized by or spoken with a burr.
Origin:
1865–70; burr3 + -y1
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burry (ˈbɜːrɪ)
 
—adj , -rier, -riest
1.  full of or covered in burs
2.  resembling burs; prickly

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burry
mid-15c., "full of burs;" see bur + -y (2).
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