speary

English

Etymology

spear +‎ -y

Adjective

speary (comparative more speary, superlative most speary)

  1. Having the form of a spear.
    • 1867, Matthew Harman, Wayside Blossoms:
      I wandered in the wildwood,
      Far from the city's din,
      And plucked a dewy blossom
      From off a speary whin

References
  • speary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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