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peery.

That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.

    rare

  2. Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From peer + -y.

noun

  1. spinning top

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere Scots peer Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Scots -ie Scots peeriebor. English peery Borrowed from Scots peerie.

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