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purrier

purrier is the comparative form of purry.

Meaning of purry

Adjective

purry (comparative purrier, superlative purriest)

  1. Inclined to purr; purring.
    • "The little dear," came the nurse's voice low and purry and reassuring, "he's been sitting up worrying all night and he never bothered us once."1925, John Dos Passos, “Tracks”, in Manhattan Transfer, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, 1st section, page 88

Questions about purrier

What is purrier the comparative form of?
Purrier is the comparative form of purry.

Words near purrier in the dictionary

  1. purrers
  2. purres
  3. purrfect
  4. purrfectly
  5. purrful
  6. purrier
  7. purriest
  8. purring
  9. purringly
  10. purrings
  11. Purrington

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