What does alary mean?
Alary means Pertaining to wings..
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/ˈeɪ.lə.ɹi/ · adjective
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)
Use alary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alary means Pertaining to wings..
Common synonyms include winged, aliform, wing-shaped, alar.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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)
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