- beery
- adjective
(beerier; -est)
Date: 1845
1. smelling or tasting of beer <beery tavern> 2. affected or caused by beer <beery voices>
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Beery — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Noah Beery senior (Noah Nicholas Beery; 1884–1946), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Noah Beery junior (1913–1994), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Wallace Beery (1885–1949), US amerikanischer Schauspieler,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Beery — Beer y, a. Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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beery — ► ADJECTIVE informal 1) drinking a lot of beer. 2) smelling or tasting of beer … English terms dictionary
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beery — beeriness, n. /bear ee/, adj., beerier, beeriest. 1. of, like, or abounding in beer: a stale, beery smell. 2. affected by or suggestive of beer: beery exuberance; beery breath. [1840 50; BEER + Y1] * * * … Universalium
beery — [[t]bɪ͟əri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If a person, especially a man, is described as beery, they have drunk a lot of beer. The place was jumping with jolly, beery farmers. ...beery roars of applause … English dictionary
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BEERY, Wallace — (1885–1949) The brother of Noah Beery and uncle of Noah Beery Jr., Wallace Beery had a huge frame, a bulbous face, and a twinkle in his eye when he smiled, all of which suited him to a large variety of roles in a very successful film career.… … Westerns in Cinema
