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briery

/ˈbɹaɪəɹi/

briery is the alternative spelling of briary.

Meaning of briary

Adjective

briary (comparative more briary, superlative most briary)

  1. Like a briar; thorny.

Noun

briery (plural brieries)

  1. A place where briars grow.

Forms of briery

Adjective
comparativemore briery
superlativemost briery
Noun
pluralbrieries

Origin of briery

From brier + -y.

Words that rhyme with briery

Questions about briery

What does briery mean?
Briery means a place where briars grow.
What is briery the alternative spelling of?
Briery is the alternative spelling of briary.
What part of speech is briery?
Briery is a noun.
How do you pronounce briery?
Briery is pronounced /ˈbɹaɪəɹi/.
What is the plural of briery?
The plural of briery is brieries.

Words near briery in the dictionary

  1. Brierleys
  2. Brierly
  3. Brierlys
  4. briers
  5. brierwood
  6. briery
  7. bries
  8. brieve
  9. brieves
  10. brieze block
  11. brieze blocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: briery (page history and authors); briary (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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