cleary

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noun

A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.

OriginIrish Ó Cléirigh →
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Meanings

cleary1

nouncleary (plural clearies)

plural clearies · alternative clearie

  1. A clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.

Cleary2

proper nounCleary (countable and uncountable, plural Clearys)

plural Clearys · alternative Clery

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Livingston County, Missouri, United States.

Origin

cleary · noun

From clear + -y.

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Cleary · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Cléirigh“descendant of the cleric”
  2. EnglishCleary

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cléirigh (“descendant of the cleric”), from cléireach (“cleric”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CarleyClareylaceryCayler
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APA

cleary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleary

MLA

“cleary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleary.

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