beary

== English == === Etymology === From bear +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛə.ɹi/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹi/ (US, dialectal, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛə̯ɹi/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbeːɹi/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈbeəɹi/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈbiəɹi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈbeɹɪ/, /ˈbeɹe/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːɹɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi Homophones: Barry, berry, Berry, bury (all only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger); beery (cheer–chair merger) === Adjective === beary (comparative bearier, superlative beariest) (informal) Of or pertaining to a bear. Synonym: bearlike === Anagrams === Bayer, Earby, Yebra, barye, beray, by ear, yerba