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parriable

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par⋅ry

  [par-ee] verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing, noun, plural -ries.
Use parriable in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
2. to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question.
–verb (used without object)
3. to parry a thrust, blow, etc.
–noun
4. an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
5. a defensive movement in fencing.
Origin:
1665–75; < F parez, impv. of parer to ward off, set off < L parāre to set. See parade

Related forms:
par⋅ri⋅a⋅ble, adjective
par⋅ri⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. avert; elude; prevent, obviate, preclude.
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Word Origin & History

parry  (v.)
1634, from Fr. parez! (which commonly would have been heard in fencing lessons), imper. of parer "ward off," from It. parare "to ward or defend a blow," from L. parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). Non-fencing use is from 1718.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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