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leery

English

Etymology

1718, "untrustful, suspicious", either from leer +? -y, lear (learning, knowledge) +? -y. More at leer, lear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l??.?i/
  • Rhymes: -??ri

Adjective

leery (comparative leerier, superlative leeriest)

  1. Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
    Since he was bitten by a dog when he was young, he has always been leery of animals.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Eyler, Rylee, reely

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staid

English

Etymology

From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ste?d/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /sted/
  • Rhymes: -e?d
  • Homophone: stayed (except Scotland)

Adjective

staid (comparative staider, superlative staidest)

  1. Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
    Synonyms: composed, dignified, regular, steady; see also Thesaurus:serious, Thesaurus:temperate
    Antonyms: fanciful, unpredictable, volatile, wild
  2. (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

staid

  1. Obsolete spelling of stayed

References

Anagrams

  • Adsit, adits, tsadi

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna)

  1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held; Greek measure of length)
  2. furlong
Declension
Synonyms
  • staidiam

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna)

  1. state, condition
Declension
Derived terms
  • soladstaid, staid sholadach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish stait, from Latin stati?. Compare Irish stáid — possibly from the same source, though MacBain suggests the Modern Irish term may be a direct loan from English state — and Welsh ystâd, which instead comes from Latin status.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stat?/

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, plural staidean)

  1. condition, state, circumstance
  2. estate

Synonyms

  • cor

Mutation

References

  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “staid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN

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