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daggery

Syllables: dag·ge·ryUK/ˈdæɡəɹi/

daggery adjective: daggerlike.

Adjective

daggery (comparative more daggery, superlative most daggery)

  1. Daggerlike.
    • She shot me a daggery look of anger.

Forms of daggery

comparativemore daggery
superlativemost daggery

Origin of daggery

From dagger + -y.

Questions about daggery

What does daggery mean?
Daggery means daggerlike.
What part of speech is daggery?
Daggery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce daggery?
Daggery is pronounced /ˈdæɡəɹi/ (UK).

Words near daggery in the dictionary

  1. daggers of lath
  2. daggertooth
  3. daggertooth pike conger
  4. daggertooth pike congers
  5. daggertooths
  6. daggery
  7. dagges
  8. dagget
  9. Daggett
  10. Daggett County
  11. Daggial

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