Meanings
adjectiveoary (comparative more oary, superlative most oary)
comparative more oary · superlative most oary
- Like an oar
It is as the future bird of elegance and grace that the young swan is mostly admired; when it has become old enough to grace the waters, then it is that all admire her, when she with "Arched neck, Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her state with oary feet."
1859-1861, Mrs. Isabella Beeton, The Book of Household Management
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oary
storyglorycorystoreyroryMontessoricuriegoryhoarydorykoresatoristorietoriizoria fortioria prioricon amoreHoraeJapanese morning glorykioreporytall story
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APA
oary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oary
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“oary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oary.
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