sory
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin sory, from Ancient Greek σῶρυ (sôru, “a kind of ore”).
Noun
editsory (uncountable)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “sory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sairag, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz. Equivalent to sore + -y.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsory (plural and weak singular sorye, comparative sorier, superlative soriest)
- sad, sorrowful
- pitiful, downtrodden, dismal:
- iniquitous, malicious; having bad intentions
Derived terms
editDescendants
editAdverb
editsory
References
edit- “sōrī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-09.
- “sōrī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-09.
Old Tupi
editEtymology
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsory
- R2 form of ory
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