rory

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UK/ˈɹɔː.ɹi/US/ˈɹɔɹ.i//ˈɹɔːɹi//ˈɹoəɹi/

adjective

Covered by dew.

“Rory Sutherland”

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Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

rory1

adjectiverory (comparative more rory, superlative most rory)

comparative more rory · superlative most rory

  1. obsoleteCovered by dew.

    [...] rory end to the regginbrow was to be seen ringsome on the aquaface.

    1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC, part I, page 3
    1 more example

    On Libanon at first his foot he set, And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet.

    1600, Edward Fairfax, transl., Jerusalem Delivered, i, 14

    Synonyms: dewy, rorid

rory2

adjectiverory (comparative more rory, superlative most rory)

comparative more rory · superlative most rory

  1. obsoleteOf gaudy, tasteless, or unsubtle colors.

Rory3

proper nounRory (plural Rorys or Rories)

plural Rorys · plural Rories

  1. A unisex given name.
    1. A male given name from Irish.
    2. A diminutive of the male given name Roderick.

      Rory Sutherland

    3. A female given name from Irish.
    4. A diminutive of the female given name Aurora.

      Rory Block

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCovered by dew.

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Origin

rory · adjective

  1. Latinrōs
  2. Englishrory

From Latin rōs / rōris (“dew”).

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Rory · proper noun

  1. Old IrishRuaidrí“red king”
  2. IrishRuairí“red-haired king”
  3. Scottish GaelicRuairidh
  4. EnglishRory

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh and Irish Ruairí (“red-haired king”), from Old Irish Ruaidrí (“red king”).

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Translations

Irish Ruairí
  • Ruairímale given name
Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh, Ruaraidh
  • Ruairidhmale given name
  • Ruaraidhmale given name
Welsh Rhodri
  • Rhodrimale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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