beary

From bear +‎ -y.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛə.ɹi/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbeːɹi/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɹi/

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• (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛə̯ɹi/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbeəɹi/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbiəɹi/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɹɪ/, /ˈbeɹe/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːɹɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
• Homophones: Barry, berry, Berry, bury (all only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger); beery (cheer–chair merger)

beary (comparative bearier, superlative beariest)

1. (informal) Of or pertaining to a bear.

   Synonym: bearlike

• Bayer, Earby, Yebra, barye, beray, by ear, yerba