beery

American  

[beer-ee] / ˈbɪər i /

adjective

beerier, beeriest

1. of, like, or abounding in beer.

   a stale, beery smell.

2. affected by or suggestive of beer.

   beery exuberance; beery breath.

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beery British  

/ ˈbɪərɪ /

adjective

1. smelling or tasting of beer

2. given to drinking beer

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Other Word Forms

• beerily adverb
• beeriness noun

Etymology

Origin of beery

First recorded in 1840–50; beer + -y ¹