burry
burry · burrier · burriest
Abounding in bursAbounding in burs.
US/bˈɝi/
Meaning
3 sensesAbounding in burs.
burry wool
Resembling or characteristic of a bur.
Characterized by a burr.
More definitions
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Origin
From Middle English burry, bury, equivalent to bur + -y.From Middle English burry, bury, equivalent to bur + -y.
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Forms
burrier, burriestSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedburr
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.