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gossipry

gossipry noun: spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.

Noun

gossipry (countable and uncountable, plural gossipries)

  1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
    • nor for popish orders , nor yet for any gossipry1545, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches
  2. Idle talk; gossip.
    • , Chapter V
      [S]uch acts
      As I thought just, my wife called cruelty,
      Complained of in due form, — convoked no court
      Of common gossipry, but took her wrongs […]

Forms of gossipry

pluralgossipries

Questions about gossipry

What does gossipry mean?
Gossipry means spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
What part of speech is gossipry?
Gossipry is a noun.
What is the plural of gossipry?
The plural of gossipry is gossipries.

Words near gossipry in the dictionary

  1. gossipping
  2. gossippings
  3. gossipred
  4. gossiprede
  5. gossipries
  6. gossipry
  7. gossips
  8. gossipy
  9. Gossman
  10. Gossmans
  11. Gossnab

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