ary

[ air-ee ]

/ ˈɛər i /

adjective Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

any; anyone.

none, not any; nary.

Origin of ary

First recorded in 1810–20; alteration of e'er a ever a, in sense “any”

Definition for ary (2 of 2)

-ary

a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin, on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, especially receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent named by the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributing to,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives: complimentary; visionary; revolutionary; inflationary.

Origin of -ary

Middle English -arie, from Latin -ārius, -a, -um; English personal nouns reflect -ārius, while objects and places reflect -ārium or -āria. Inherited and adopted French forms of this suffix are -er², -eer, -ier², -aire; cf. -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for ary

-ary

suffix

(forming adjectives) of; related to; belonging tocautionary; rudimentary

(forming nouns)

a person connected with or engaged inmissionary
a thing relating to; a place forcommentary; aviary

Word Origin for -ary

from Latin -ārius, -āria, -ārium

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释义	ary [ air-ee ] / ˈɛər i / adjective Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. any; anyone. none, not any; nary. Origin of ary First recorded in 1810–20; alteration of e'er a ever a, in sense “any” Definition for ary (2 of 2) -ary a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin, on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, especially receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent named by the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributing to,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives: complimentary; visionary; revolutionary; inflationary. Origin of -ary Middle English -arie, from Latin -ārius, -a, -um; English personal nouns reflect -ārius, while objects and places reflect -ārium or -āria. Inherited and adopted French forms of this suffix are -er², -eer, -ier², -aire; cf. -er¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ary -ary suffix (forming adjectives) of; related to; belonging tocautionary; rudimentary (forming nouns) a person connected with or engaged inmissionary a thing relating to; a place forcommentary; aviary Word Origin for -ary from Latin -ārius, -āria, -ārium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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