Peery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Peery is an adjective meaning (Scotland) spinning top.
Meaning
(Scotland) spinning top.
More Meanings
- (rare) That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.
- (rare) Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage.
Example Sentences
The pupil, thus affectionately invoked, at length came stumbling into the room; a queer, shambling, ill-made urchin, who, by his stunted growth, seemed about twelve or thirteen years old, though he was probably, in reality, a year or two older, with a carroty pate in huge disorder, a freckled, sunburnt visage, with a snub nose, a long chin, and two peery grey eyes, which had a droll obliquity of vision, approaching to a squint, though perhaps not a decided one.
Word Forms
- peerier
- peeriest
- peeries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peepy, prurient, nosy, peevish, peevy, enquiring.
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