ogry

English

WOTD – 18 May 2016

An illustration by John D. Batten of an ogre with a cat from the story “The Earl of Cattenborough” from Europa's Fairy Book (1916)[1]

Etymology

ogre +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊɡɹi/
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Adjective

ogry (comparative more ogry, superlative most ogry)

(nonce word) Resembling, or pertaining to, an ogre.
- 1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber, →OCLC:
  Opvarts and at ham, or this ogry Osler will oxmaul us all […]

Synonyms

ogrish

References

Joseph Jacobs (1916) Europa's Fairy Book, New York, N.Y.; London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →OCLC, page 96.

Anagrams

Győr, gory, gyro, gyro-, orgy

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔɡ.rɨ/
Rhymes: -ɔɡrɨ
Syllabification: og‧ry

Noun

ogry m anim

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ogr

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