SPIRIER

SPIRY

Spir"y, a. Etym: [From Spire a winding line.]

Definition: Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. Dryden.

Spir"y, a. Etym: [FR. Spire a steeple.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry towns." Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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