† lairyn.

Forms: In 1500s layrie, 1600s lairie.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Couata,..any birds hatching or sitting, a nestfull, a layrie [1611 lairie], an eyas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

lairyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈlɛːri/, U.S.

/ˈlɛri/

Forms: Also Middle English lay(e)ry.

Etymology: < lair n.² + -y suffix¹.

†a. Earthly, filthy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > [adjective] > specifically of things, actions, or thoughts

foullyeOE

uncleanOE

lairya1340

violate?c1500

unracked1581

muddy1600

impure1613

unrinsed1620

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xvii[i]. 36 [32] I lepe ouer all þe thorny and þe lairy besynes of þis warld.

c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. (1866) 13 All þat it duellis in it lyftes abowne layery lustes and vile couaytes.

b. Boggy, miry, swampy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective]

fen-lichc1000

fennyc1000

mooryOE

marshya1382

marshlyc1410

moorisha1492

queachy?a1500

marish1549

plashya1552

foggy?1555

fen-like1561

undrained1573

fennish1577

boggy1587

paludious1595

wealy1601

marishy1607

snapy1607

uliginous1610

quagmiry1623

paludiate1632

boggish1633

pooly1652

swampy1661

spouty1677

gouty1686

pondy1687

morassy1699

sloppy1699

lairy17..

soggya1722

swampish1725

splashy1727

squashy1751

haggy1765

gaulty1784

slumpy1823

sumpy1824

paludine1852

paludic1854

paludinal1856

paludian1860

paludinous1866

paludal1871

paludial1875

morassic1893

muskeggy1894

swamped1899

17.. Donald & Flora 19 (Jam.) Did ony [ewes]..Come near the lairy springs.

1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. (Gloss.) 724/1 Lairy (Scot.) wet, swampy.

1897 S. R. Crockett Lads' Love xxix. 290 Wallowing mid-thigh in the lairy depths of the Muckle Flowe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

lairyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈlɛːri/, U.S.

/ˈlɛri/

Forms: Also lary.

Etymology: < leery adj.²

1. Cockney slang. Knowing, ‘fly’, conceited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > worldly wisdom > [adjective]

world-wiseOE

worldly-wisec1400

smart1571

shrewd1589

hard1655

sharp1697

auld-farrant1702

up to snuff1810

canny1816

savvy1826

worldly1829

lairy1846

facultized1872

sophisticated1895

hep1899

hip1904

streetwise1949

ready1967

kewl1990

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 78 Lairy and cautious to the green ones, never too fast.

1933 J. Masefield Conway 211 Lairy, slow, slack; also cunning.

1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers 99 We'll have to keep an eye on him. Spivs are lary perishers. Anything goes wrong they'll never risk their own skin.

1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers 108 They appear to be mentally quicker than most young men: (‘Lary’ is the word they use for it).

1958 News Chron. 23 May 4/7 If someone..is conceited he's lairy.

1967 Spectator 4 Aug. 130/3 What I was getting at—before that lairy loon butted in about his thumb—was this. Down the East End we're overcrowded an' we're bleedin' poor.

2. Also leary, leery. Flashily dressed; vulgar. Australian slang. In quot. 1906 used as quasi-adv.

ΚΠ

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xii. 160 Found drownded with a bloke what done-up 'is 'air dead leary.

1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 125 Leery, vulgar; low.

1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xxiv. 258 Then climbed..Jack the Ripper on to Tugboat Annie, his hat at a leery angle, and the pommel leerier still.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 42 Lairy, vulgar, flashily or showily dressed.

1966 B. Beaver You can't come Back (1968) 146 I just stood still under the big lairy neon, chuckling a bit and trying to roll a smoke.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

n.1598

adj.¹a1340

adj.²1846

单词	lairy
释义	† lairyn. Forms: In 1500s layrie, 1600s lairie. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Couata,..any birds hatching or sitting, a nestfull, a layrie [1611 lairie], an eyas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2021). lairyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈlɛːri/, U.S. /ˈlɛri/ Forms: Also Middle English lay(e)ry. Etymology: < lair n.² + -y suffix¹. †a. Earthly, filthy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > [adjective] > specifically of things, actions, or thoughts foullyeOE uncleanOE lairya1340 violate?c1500 unracked1581 muddy1600 impure1613 unrinsed1620 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xvii[i]. 36 [32] I lepe ouer all þe thorny and þe lairy besynes of þis warld. c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. (1866) 13 All þat it duellis in it lyftes abowne layery lustes and vile couaytes. b. Boggy, miry, swampy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] fen-lichc1000 fennyc1000 mooryOE marshya1382 marshlyc1410 moorisha1492 queachy?a1500 marish1549 plashya1552 foggy?1555 fen-like1561 undrained1573 fennish1577 boggy1587 paludious1595 wealy1601 marishy1607 snapy1607 uliginous1610 quagmiry1623 paludiate1632 boggish1633 pooly1652 swampy1661 spouty1677 gouty1686 pondy1687 morassy1699 sloppy1699 lairy17.. soggya1722 swampish1725 splashy1727 squashy1751 haggy1765 gaulty1784 slumpy1823 sumpy1824 paludine1852 paludic1854 paludinal1856 paludian1860 paludinous1866 paludal1871 paludial1875 morassic1893 muskeggy1894 swamped1899 17.. Donald & Flora 19 (Jam.) Did ony [ewes]..Come near the lairy springs. 1855 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. II. (Gloss.) 724/1 Lairy (Scot.) wet, swampy. 1897 S. R. Crockett Lads' Love xxix. 290 Wallowing mid-thigh in the lairy depths of the Muckle Flowe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). lairyadj.² Brit. /ˈlɛːri/, U.S. /ˈlɛri/ Forms: Also lary. Etymology: < leery adj.² 1. Cockney slang. Knowing, ‘fly’, conceited. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > worldly wisdom > [adjective] world-wiseOE worldly-wisec1400 smart1571 shrewd1589 hard1655 sharp1697 auld-farrant1702 up to snuff1810 canny1816 savvy1826 worldly1829 lairy1846 facultized1872 sophisticated1895 hep1899 hip1904 streetwise1949 ready1967 kewl1990 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 78 Lairy and cautious to the green ones, never too fast. 1933 J. Masefield Conway 211 Lairy, slow, slack; also cunning. 1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers 99 We'll have to keep an eye on him. Spivs are lary perishers. Anything goes wrong they'll never risk their own skin. 1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers 108 They appear to be mentally quicker than most young men: (‘Lary’ is the word they use for it). 1958 News Chron. 23 May 4/7 If someone..is conceited he's lairy. 1967 Spectator 4 Aug. 130/3 What I was getting at—before that lairy loon butted in about his thumb—was this. Down the East End we're overcrowded an' we're bleedin' poor. 2. Also leary, leery. Flashily dressed; vulgar. Australian slang. In quot. 1906 used as quasi-adv. ΚΠ 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xii. 160 Found drownded with a bloke what done-up 'is 'air dead leary. 1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 125 Leery, vulgar; low. 1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xxiv. 258 Then climbed..Jack the Ripper on to Tugboat Annie, his hat at a leery angle, and the pommel leerier still. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 42 Lairy, vulgar, flashily or showily dressed. 1966 B. Beaver You can't come Back (1968) 146 I just stood still under the big lairy neon, chuckling a bit and trying to roll a smoke. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1598adj.¹a1340adj.²1846
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† lairyn.

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lairyadj.¹

lairyadj.²