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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAIRY

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAIRY

lairy  [ˈlɛərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAIRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lairy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAIRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lairy in the English dictionary

The definition of lairy in the dictionary is gaudy or flashy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAIRY


airy
ˈɛərɪ
Azeri
əˈzɛərɪ
canary
kəˈnɛərɪ
Carey
ˈkɛərɪ
Cary
ˈkɛərɪ
clary
ˈklɛərɪ
consigliere
ˌkɒnsɪglɪˈɛərɪ
dairy
ˈdɛərɪ
Dunleary
dʌnˈlɛərɪ
fairy
ˈfɛərɪ
flary
ˈflɛərɪ
glairy
ˈɡlɛərɪ
hairy
ˈhɛərɪ
Mary
ˈmɛərɪ
nary
ˈnɛərɪ
prairie
ˈprɛərɪ
scalare
skəˈlɛərɪ
scary
ˈskɛərɪ
vary
ˈvɛərɪ
wary
ˈwɛərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAIRY

laipse
lair
lairage
laird
lairdly
lairdship
lairier
lairiest
lairize
laisse
laisser aller
laisser faire
laisser passer
laisser-faireism
laissez aller
laissez faire
laissez passer
laissez-faireism
laitance
laity

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAIRY

airy-fairy
board of inquiry
camstairy
commission of inquiry
committee of inquiry
court of inquiry
enquiry
expiry
inquiry
judicial inquiry
miry
non-dairy
parliamentary inquiry
public enquiry
public inquiry
quagmiry
spiry
tooth fairy
vairy
wiry

Synonyms and antonyms of lairy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lairy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAIRY

Find out the translation of lairy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lairy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lairy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lairy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lairy
570 millions of speakers

English

lairy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lairy
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

lairy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lairy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lairy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lairy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lairy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lairy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lairy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lairy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lairy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lairy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lairy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lairy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lairy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lairy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lairy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lairy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lairy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

lairy
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

lairy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lairy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lairy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lairy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAIRY»

The term «lairy» is normally little used and occupies the 115.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAIRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lairy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lairy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lairy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAIRY»

Discover the use of lairy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lairy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Psychic Uplift; Or, the New Mind Cure
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1914 Subjects: Mental healing California Health
Mazetta Lairy, 2009
2
Supervision of Ministry Students
It is one of the ministries that does not follow hieratchical lines; it is underraken by both clergy and lairy without differentiating tides. It depends on discussion, dialogue, cooperation, and collaboration. It is mutually supportive and challenging.
Regina Coll, 1992
3
Imago Journey: Awakening from the Separate Self Experience
This book explores this real possibility through the actual journey made by the Author and the process as it unfolded in his life.
Lairy Wilcox, 2013
4
The Medieval World
Where such a tiny ptoportion of wtitren Cathat theology survives compated with wtitren Catholic theology, the reverse is the case for Catholic lairy and Cathat followers. While we know so much and in such colour and derail abour the smaller ...
Peter Linehan, Janet Laughland Nelson, 2001
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Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
... for the purpose of embanking and preserving the same from the sea :" after reciting that there was near to the borough of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, a certain tract of land, known by the name of the Lairy, which was daily overflowed by ...
‎1832
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
5, 1975 lain; laine noun see: LANE lair noun a person who dresses and behaves in a showy manner AUSTRALIA, 1923 Back-formation from LAIRY. A term of great contempt. • Pussyfooting by the Federal and State Governments regarding  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic ...
... D 48206; Armour and co., Chicago. 1908 handicap hurdlers of Voice of youth series ; by Mrs. John S. Lairy [i. e. I. C. Lairy] ... 21, 1936; D 48382; lea Chloe Lairy, Logansport, Ind. 1910 Handling appraisals. See Customer's (The) viewpoint.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1937
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The Golden Age of Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Discoveries, ...
[466] Lairy, G.C., Cor-Mordret, M., Faure, R., Ridjanovic, S., Etude E.E.G., du sommeil du vieillard normal et pathologique., Rev. Neurol. 107: 188-202., 1962. [ 467] Lairy, G.C., Goldsteinas, L., Guennoc, A., Les troubles du sommeil chez les ...
Claude Gottesmann, 2005
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
... (hall by the Name of The Lairy, near to the Borough of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, and also one other Plot or of ali'cia'i^jof Parcel of Land, situate, lying, and being between the said Point, called Crab Point, otherwise Mount Gold Point , ...
Great Britain, 1804
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
by 1910, S.E. lair. 'A flashily-dressed man “Dead Lair”: one who overdoes this vulgar dressing—lair-up: To dress, esp. to don one's best clothes for a festive occasion. [Esp. all laired-up.] — lairy: Vulgar, flashily or showily dressed' (B., 1942).
Eric Partridge, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAIRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lairy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why the Daft Punk-featuring EDEN is the dance music film fans have …
Think of all those over-sexed but weirdly sexless Hollywood nightclub scenes – if perfume ads did raves – or, by contrast, lairy British films, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Gig review: Alias Kid, Vendettas, Benson, The Contravenes at The …
A pile driving rhythm section, blaring horns and singer Jordan Clark's amiably lairy bonhomie make for exhausting fun. It's obvious where the ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
3
Young mum who became hate figure in town after stealing WW1 flag …
A young mum has become a public hate figure after swiping a flag commemorating those who died in World War One . Lairy Katie Louth, 25, ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Janet Street-Porter went SKINNY DIPPING drunk with actor James …
... aggressive'; the 'Ernest Hemingway' who doesn't change that much'; and the 'Nutty Professor' who goes from quiet to loud and lairy. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Opinion: T in the Park, festival amateurs and 'neds'
Your mileage may vary depending on your taste for lairy white male rockers and EDM, of course. So let's talk instead about the real ugliness at ... «The List, Jul 15»
6
CD: Sleaford Mods - Key Markets
Losing none of the snarky edge which has become Sleaford Mods' calling card, opening tune “Live Tonight” is lairy and in-your-face from the ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
7
Why a Ford Escort Mexico on the street is a spicy treat
This is all about fun with a capital F, emulating the sideways antics of rally heroes and revelling in lairy paint schemes. It's something that you ... «Classic Cars for Sale, Jul 15»
8
what kind of a drunk are you?
These are the lairy, hostile types who become more disagreeable with every drink and are most likely to experience blackouts or be arrested for ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
2015 Lexus RC F review
Bottom line – to go fast choose Slalom, to get lairy choose Track. This test did not include any actual racetrack work so maybe it's different there. «Practical Motoring, Jul 15»
10
Vicky Pattison talks Ex On The Beach return: "It can't be any worse!"
I'm loud, I'm lairy, I'm very opinionated. I don't suffer fools, I love to have a laugh and if you cross us you're going to f****** know about it." Oo-er! «Reveal, Jul 15»

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