yare
quick; agile; lively.
(of a ship) quick to the helm; easily handled or maneuvered.
Archaic.
ready; prepared.
nimble; quick.
Origin of yare
1- Also yar [yahr, yair] /yɑr, yɛər/ (for defs. 1, 2) .
Other words from yare
- yarely, adverb
Words Nearby yare
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How to use yare in a sentence
yare nere content, Crying nor laughingThe meaning is, of course: You are never content with us, whether we are crying or laughing.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip MassingerThe junior club is the yare Sailing Club, which welcomes all amateurs as members who can pay a 5s.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.He took me for a long walk to break it to me, over the hills towards yare and across the great gorse commons by Hazelbrow.
Tono Bungay | H. G. WellsMany thousands of fish were killed in the yare by the ingress of salt water.
Norfolk Annals | Charles MackieWater covered nearly all the area in which the city is now built, and filled all the valley of the yare.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich | A. D. Bayne
British Dictionary definitions for yare
/ (jɛə) /
archaic, or dialect ready, brisk, or eager
(of a vessel) answering swiftly to the helm; easily handled
obsolete readily or eagerly
Origin of yare
1Derived forms of yare
- yarely, adverb
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