beery

[ beer-ee ]

adjective

, beer·i·er, beer·i·est.

1. of, like, or abounding in beer:

   a stale, beery smell.

2. affected by or suggestive of beer:

   beery exuberance; beery breath.

beery

/ ˈbɪərɪ /

adjective

1. smelling or tasting of beer
2. given to drinking beer

Derived Forms

• ˈbeerily, adverb
• ˈbeeriness, noun

Other Words From

• beeri·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of beery¹

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

Example Sentences

Just off Australia’s largest container port lies a sickle-shaped neighborhood with a scent so distinctive that passing taxi drivers will sometimes roll down their windows for a whiff of the rich and unmistakably beery aroma.

From New York Times

Bitterness in the right place, with a full beery back.

From Washington Post

It happened in a tournament of 53 teams, at a time when the selection process seemed much more raffish and maybe even beery.

From Washington Post

But when my father picked up the telephone on the sixth or seventh ring, his voice, beery and irritated, gave me a hard, dry feeling in my throat and I hung up.

From Literature

Even the humble, beery gathering to watch the game at home is deemed ill advised.

From New York Times