Warry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Warry is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic or dialectal) To curse; execrate; abuse; speak evil of.
Meaning
(transitive, archaic or dialectal) To curse; execrate; abuse; speak evil of.
More Meanings
- (uncommon) Warlike, warrish.
- Obsolete spelling of wary
Example Sentences
[…] a Monarch's suretie no way stood In victories, in warrie broyles, and blood: […]
The woman had a sword by her side […] She looked "very strong and warry and fierce, but not wicked;" that is, not cruel, at all. The old woman had seen the Irish giant, and "though he was a fine man, he was nothing to this woman, for he was round, and could not have stepped out so soldierly[…]"
Word Forms
- warries
- warrying
- warried
- wary
- warrier
- warriest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include execrate, warrey, beshrew, warray, damn, bewreak.
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