alary

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/ˈeɪ.lə.ɹi/

adjective

Pertaining to wings.

Similar
alaraliformwing-shapedwinged
OriginLatin alarius →
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Meanings

adjectivealary (comparative more alary, superlative most alary)

comparative more alary · superlative most alary

  1. Pertaining to wings.

    1658: the Butterfly bloomes of leguminous plants, the lower leaf closely involving the rudimental Cod, and the alary or wingy divisions embracing or hanging over it. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving or resembling wings

Similar
alaraliformwing-shapedwinged
Also see
alaraliformwinged

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinalarius
  2. Englishalary

From Latin alarius, from ala (“wing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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