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ajar
1[ uh-jahr ]
adjective
- neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open:
The door was ajar.
ajar
2[ uh-jahr ]
adverb
- in contradiction to; at variance with:
a story ajar with the facts.
ajar
1/ əˈdʒɑː /
adjective
- (esp of a door or window) slightly open
ajar
2/ əˈdʒɑː /
adjective
- postpositive not in harmony
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Origin of ajar1
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Example Sentences
A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.
Her door stands ajar, halving the room with a beam of light.
By the time the No Smoking sign flashes off, both of the Allmans are fast asleep, their mouths characteristically ajar.
An “exit” door left ajar welcomed leering lingerers backstage.
Postscript: According to his Instagram and Facebook feed, Ajar is still living large.
It was ajar, and Kerry, taking an electric torch from his overall pocket, flashed the light upon the name-plate.
Edna had discovered it accidentally one day when the high-board gate stood ajar.
He and Queeker stood in the passage and saw the bed, the invalid, and the watcher through an inner door which stood ajar.
I went to the stranger's room, and listened at his door, which was slightly ajar.
With our door ajar we watched the ghastly struggle between the faithful mongrel and the assassin.
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