yare
/jɛː
/adjective US
(Of a ship) moving lightly and easily; easily manageable: the boat became taut and yare...
- As she said about a boat in The Philadelphia Story, she was yare - i.e., quick, agile, responding easily.
Origin
Old English gearu 'prepared, ready', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaar 'done, dressed' and German gar 'ready'.