different between purly vs wurly

purly

English

Noun

purly

  1. Obsolete spelling of purlieu [17th c.]

Adverb

purly

  1. Obsolete spelling of purely [15th-16th c.]

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  • purely mean
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wurly

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??li?/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w?li/
  • Homophone: wurley
  • Hyphenation: wur?ly

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

wurly (comparative wurlier or more wurly, superlative wurliest or most wurly)

  1. (Northern England (Yorkshire), Scotland) Of an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted.
  2. (Scotland) gnarled, knotted; wizened, wrinkled.
Synonyms
  • (derisorily small): dinky, petty, puny; see also Thesaurus:small or Thesaurus:tiny
  • (gnarled, knotted): gnarly, knobbly, knobby, knotty
  • (wizened, wrinkled): bewrinkled, rugose, wrinkly; see also Thesaurus:wrinkled
Alternative forms
  • wirly
  • wurlie (Scotland)

Etymology 2

Variant of wurley.

Noun

wurly (plural wurlies)

  1. (chiefly South Australia) Alternative spelling of wurley.

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  • what means curly wurly
  • what rhymes with wurly
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