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obolary

/ˈɒbələɹi/

obolary adjective: possessing only small coins; impoverished.

Adjective

obolary (comparative more obolary, superlative most obolary)

  1. (nonce-word) Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
    • the distance is as vast between him and one of us, as subsisted between the Augustan majesty and the poorest obolary Jew that paid it tribute pittance at Jerusalem !1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC

Forms of obolary

comparativemore obolary
superlativemost obolary

Origin of obolary

From obolus + -ary.

Questions about obolary

What does obolary mean?
Obolary means possessing only small coins; impoverished.
What part of speech is obolary?
Obolary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce obolary?
Obolary is pronounced /ˈɒbələɹi/.

Words near obolary in the dictionary

  1. oboes d'amore
  2. oboi d'amore
  3. oboist
  4. oboists
  5. obol
  6. obolary
  7. obole
  8. Oboler
  9. oboles
  10. oboli
  11. obolid

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