beery

From beer +‎ -y.

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪəɹi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, mirror–nearer merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɹi/
• (US, without the mirror–nearer merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɚi/, /ˈbiɹi/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɹɪ/, /ˈbi.ɹe/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbiə.ɹi/
• (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛː.ɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹi
• Homophone: beary (cheer–chair merger)

beery (comparative beerier, superlative beeriest)

1. Smelling or tasting of beer.
2. Under the influence of beer.
   • 15 OCtober 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Waldemar Fornalik's side had phenomenal backing from their raucous, beery, fire-cracking supporters.

• (smelling or tasting of beer): beerish, beerlike
• (under the influence of beer): See Thesaurus:drunk

• Beyer, ebery