beery

B3E1E1R1Y4
Australia, UK/ˈbɪəɹi//ˈbɪɹi/US/ˈbɪɚi/US/ˈbiɹi/

adjective

Smelling or tasting of beer.

Similar
beerishbeerlikedrunkintoxicatedinebriated
OriginEnglish beer ← Middle English ber ← Old English bēor →
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Meanings

beery1

adjectivebeery (comparative beerier, superlative beeriest)

comparative beerier · superlative beeriest

  1. Smelling or tasting of beer.

    Synonyms: beerish, beerlike

  2. Under the influence of beer.

    Waldemar Fornalik's side had phenomenal backing from their raucous, beery, fire-cracking supporters.

    15 OCtober 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: drunk

Beery2

proper nounBeery (plural Beerys)

plural Beerys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSmelling or tasting of beer.

Similar
beerishbeerlike

adjectiveUnder the influence of beer.

Similar
drunk

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivesmelling of beer

Similar
intoxicateddrunkinebriated
Also see
drunkgoneinebriatedintoxicatedripped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

beery · adjective

  1. Proto-Germanic*beuzą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*beuʀ
  3. Old Englishbēor
  4. Middle Englishber
  5. Englishbeer
  6. Englishbeery

From beer + -y.

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Beery · proper noun

Variant of Berry.

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Translations

Czech pivní, načichlý pivem
  • pivnísmelling or tasting of beer
  • načichlý pivemsmelling or tasting of beer
  • nachmelenýunder the influence of beer
Finnish kaljainen
  • kaljainensmelling or tasting of beer
Romanian mirosind a bere, amețit de bere
  • mirosind a beresmelling or tasting of beer
  • amețit de bereunder the influence of beer
  • mirosind a bereunder the influence of beer
Russian пивно́й
  • пивно́й (pivnój)smelling or tasting of beer

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beery

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Sounds the same

beary (cheer–chair merger)

Anagrams

Beyer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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