Flier

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

comparative form of fly: more fly.

Definitions by Sense

1. comparative form of fly: more fly
2. Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet")
3. Alternative form of flyer.

Example Sentences

Most graphiums have a speckled pattern, and they are fast fliers.

Just a few days before McNamara died, Politico uncovered a particularly graphic example involving The Post: an invitation to lobbyists to shell out $25,000 to $250,000 to sponsor off-the-record, nonconfrontational "salons" where they could mix with what a promotional flier called "the right people" and "alter the debate."

Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King.

From rail's perspective, the faster journey times that HS2 will bring should encourage fliers to switch to rail.

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Word Forms

• fliers
• fliering
• fliered

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