pory

See also: поры

English

Etymology

From pore +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔː.ɹi/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹi

Adjective

pory (comparative more pory, superlative most pory)

1. (archaic) porous
   • 1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     Now to the court arriv'd th' admiring son / Beholds the vaulted roofs of pory stone.

Derived terms

• poriness

References

• “pory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• opry, pyro, pyro-, ropy

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.rɘ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɘ
• Syllabification: po‧ry

Noun

pory m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of por

Noun

pory f

1. inflection of pora:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural