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mear.

quick, fast, nimble, lively, spirited

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/mʲaɾˠ/

  1. quick, fast, nimble, lively, spirited

  2. precipitate, hasty, rash; quick-tempered, fiery

  3. mad, crazy

    literary

  4. furious, raging, mad angry

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish mer, from Proto-Celtic *meros (“crazy”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Welsh meredig.

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