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—beeriness, n./bear"ee/, adj., beerier, beeriest.1. of, like, or abounding in beer: a stale, beery smell.2. affected by or suggestive of beer: beery exuberance; beery breath.[1840-50; BEER + -Y1]
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Beery — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Noah Beery senior (Noah Nicholas Beery; 1884–1946), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Noah Beery junior (1913–1994), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Wallace Beery (1885–1949), US amerikanischer Schauspieler,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beery — may refer to: * Wallace Beery (1885 1949), American actor * Noah Beery (1882 1946), American actor … Wikipedia
Beery — Beer y, a. Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beery — (adj.) 1848, from BEER (Cf. beer) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Beerily; beeriness … Etymology dictionary
beery — ► ADJECTIVE informal 1) drinking a lot of beer. 2) smelling or tasting of beer … English terms dictionary
beery — [bir′ē] adj. beerier, beeriest 1. of, like, or suggestive of beer 2. showing the effects of drinking beer; drunken, tipsy, maudlin, etc. beeriness n … English World dictionary
beery — [[t]bɪ͟əri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If a person, especially a man, is described as beery, they have drunk a lot of beer. The place was jumping with jolly, beery farmers. ...beery roars of applause … English dictionary
beery — adjective (beerier; est) Date: 1845 1. smelling or tasting of beer < beery tavern > 2. affected or caused by beer < beery voices > … New Collegiate Dictionary
beery — /ˈbɪəri/ (say bearree) adjective (beerier, beeriest) 1. of, relating to, or resembling beer; characterised by beer, as in taste or smell. 2. affected by the drinking of beer: a beery grin. –beeriness, noun …
BEERY, Wallace — (1885–1949) The brother of Noah Beery and uncle of Noah Beery Jr., Wallace Beery had a huge frame, a bulbous face, and a twinkle in his eye when he smiled, all of which suited him to a large variety of roles in a very successful film career.… … Westerns in Cinema
