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oary

oary adjective: like an oar.

Adjective

oary (comparative more oary, superlative most oary)

  1. Like an oar
    • It is as the future bird of elegance and grace that the young swan is mostly admired; when it has become old enough to grace the waters, then it is that all admire her, when she with "Arched neck, Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her state with oary feet."1859-1861, Mrs. Isabella Beeton, The Book of Household Management

Forms of oary

comparativemore oary
superlativemost oary

Origin of oary

From oar + -y.

Words that rhyme with oary

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about oary

What does oary mean?
Oary means like an oar.
What part of speech is oary?
Oary is an adjective.

Words near oary in the dictionary

  1. oarswomen
  2. oart
  3. oarts
  4. oarweed
  5. oarweeds
  6. oary
  7. OAS
  8. oasal
  9. OASDI
  10. oasean
  11. oases

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