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drier
English
Alternative forms
- dryer
Usage notes
In both British and American English, the spelling drier is preferred for the comparative adjective and dryer for the noun.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?a??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?a??/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry +? -er (“agent suffix”).
Noun
drier (plural driers)
- (chiefly Britain, Canada) Alternative spelling of dryer
Etymology 2
dry +? -er (“comparative suffix”)
Adjective
drier
- comparative form of dry: more dry
Anagrams
- Rider, direr, reird, rider
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wrier
English
Alternative forms
- wryer
Adjective
wrier
- comparative form of wry: more wry
Anagrams
- wirer
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