peary

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/ˈpɛəɹi/

adjective

Resembling pears, pear-like.

“full of peary goodness.”

OriginEnglish pear ← Middle English pere ← Old English pere →
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Meanings

peary1

adjectivepeary (comparative more peary or pearier, superlative most peary or peariest)

comparative more peary · comparative pearier · superlative most peary · superlative peariest

  1. Resembling pears, pear-like.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, pears.

    full of peary goodness.

Peary2

proper nounPeary (plural Pearys)

plural Pearys

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pearlike

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latinpira
  2. Proto-West Germanic*peru
  3. Old Englishpere
  4. Middle Englishpere
  5. Englishpear
  6. Englishpeary

From pear + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peary

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Anagrams

repaypayeraperyrapey
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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