beery

adjective

ˈbir-ē How to pronounce beery (audio)
beerier; beeriest
Synonyms of beerynext
1
: affected or caused by beer
beery voices
2
: smelling or tasting of beer
beery tavern

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Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass. — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Something about the smell of beery body odours attracts mosquitoes. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010 In a beery bromance Instagram video posted on Monday (May 15), Combs taught Sheeran how to shotgun a beer. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 May 2023 In 2023, Thomas made beery history by earning the title of Master Cicerone from the Cicerone Certification Program. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of beery was in 1801

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