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miry
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Miry
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mir·y
/
ˈmaɪər
i
/
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[
mahy
uh
r
-ee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
mir·i·er,
mir·i·est.
1.
of the
nature
of
mire
; swampy:
miry ground.
2.
abounding in
mire
; muddy.
3.
covered or bespattered with
mire
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
mire
,
-y
1
Related forms
mir·i·ness,
noun
un·mir·y,
adjective
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mire
(maɪə)
—
n
1.
a boggy or marshy area
2.
mud, muck, or dirt
—
vb
3.
to sink or cause to sink in a mire
4.
(
tr
) to make dirty or muddy
5.
(
tr
) to involve, esp in difficulties
[C14: from Old Norse
mӯrr;
related to
moss
]
'miriness
—
n
'miry
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
miry
from
mire
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Logs were piled to fill up mud holes and
miry
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