Ree

Quick meaning: Ree is a noun meaning (now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.

Meaning

(now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.

More Meanings

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
3. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.
4. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
5. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
6. Alternative form of rei (“Portuguese real”).
7. (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

Example Sentences

There were three "Rees" (wild tempests), Buggle Ree, Beltane Ree, and Simmer-mill Ree.

"I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."

One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."

The church of this pariſh, vulgarly called St. Mary Overy, from its dedication to the virgin Mary, and ſituation over the Ree or river, in reſpect of London, is a ſtately Gothic ſtructure, in the form of a cathedral.

Word Forms

• rees
• reer
• reest
• reeing
• reed

Synonyms for ree

Depending on context, synonyms include frantic, frenetic, buzzed, merry, squiffy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sor, resp, ear, riddle, mah, kas.

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