Meanings
plural oysteries
- datedpossiblyA fishery for oysters; a place where oysters are kept and grown.
comparative more oystery · superlative most oystery
- Resembling or characteristic of an oyster, especially in color or scent.
A faint oystery light smudged the November sky outside the window.
2010, Reggie Nadelson, Bloody London, page 2152 more examples
It strolls along her oystery lips, dipping in and pulling out. Now it moves to the back, and just rests its weight against her, like she's the inkpad for his fingerprint. it turns a little to nestle in, sealing against her.
2005, Davitt Sigerson, Faithful, page 15[…] chairs—their horsehair cushions holding that musty, oystery scent country parlors have—there was fat modern furniture in pastel shades surrounding a glass table supported on wrought-iron scrolls.
2009, John Updike, The Afterlife: And Other Stories
Origin
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oystery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oystery
“oystery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oystery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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