Nearby Words

lairy

[lair-ee]

lair·y

[lair-ee]
adjective, lair·i·er, lair·i·est. Australian Informal.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lair.

Origin:
1905–10; apparently to be identified with British, especially Cockney slang lairy cunning, knowing, conceited, respelling (representing dial. pronunciation) of leery1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To lairy

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Lairy is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Collins
World English Dictionary
lairy (ˈlɛərɪ)
 
adj , lairier, lairiest
gaudy or flashy
 
[C20: from leery]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature