dory
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Of a bright yellow or golden colorOf a bright yellow or golden color.
/ˈdɔːɹi/
» "Everything hunky-dory?" is a colloquial expression of dubious quality.
"Alles fit im Schritt?" ist ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck von zweifelhaftem Niveau. — PeterR
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1 senses(obsolete)Of a bright yellow or golden color.
Examples
2 sentences"Everything hunky-dory?" is a colloquial expression of dubious quality.
de"Alles fit im Schritt?" ist ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck von zweifelhaftem Niveau. — PeterR
Everything's hunky-dory.
deEs ist alles in Butter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English dorry, from Old French doree, past participle of dorer (“to gild”), frFrom Middle English dorry, from Old French doree, past participle of dorer (“to gild”), from Latin deauratus.
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Forms
more dory, most doryLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form