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frory

/ˈfɹɔːɹi/

frory adjective: frosty; frozen.

Adjective

frory (comparative more frory, superlative most frory)

  1. (archaic) Frosty; frozen.
    • An aged sire with head all frory hore,
      And sprinckled frost vpon his deawy beard […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
  2. Covered with a froth resembling hoar frost.

Forms of frory

comparativemore frory
superlativemost frory

Origin of frory

From frore + -y. Compare Old English frēoriġ (“freezing, frozen, cold, chilly; blanched with fear, sad, mournful”).

Questions about frory

What does frory mean?
Frory means frosty; frozen.
What part of speech is frory?
Frory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce frory?
Frory is pronounced /ˈfɹɔːɹi/.

Words near frory in the dictionary

  1. froot
  2. froots
  3. froppish
  4. frore
  5. frorn
  6. frory
  7. fros
  8. Frosdick
  9. frosemide
  10. frosh
  11. frosh week

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