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Webster 1913 Edition


Peery

{

Peer′ie

,

Peer′y

}
,
Adj.
[See 1st
Peer
, 2.]
Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
“Two peery gray eyes.”
Sir W. Scott.

Definition 2024


peery

peery

English

Noun

peery (plural peeries)

  1. (Scotland) spinning top

Adjective

peery (comparative more peery or peerier, superlative most peery or peeriest)

  1. (rare) That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.
    • Sir Walter Scott, Kenilworth
      Two peery grey eyes.
  2. (rare) Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage.