briery

English

Etymology

From brier +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹaɪəɹi/
• Rhymes: -aɪ.əɹi

Adjective

briery (comparative more briery, superlative most briery)

1. Alternative spelling of briary
   • 1868, George Bacon Wood, A Treatise on Therapeutics, and Pharmacology, Or Materia Medica, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, page 432:

     All these species are climbing, briery plants, having long slender roots, which proceed in all directions from a common rootstalk or rhizome.

   • 2007 June 29, Jennifer Steinhauer, “Mrs. McCain, Demure in 2000, Is Speaking Up in a Steely Tone”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But Mrs. McCain is clearly not interested in having her husband take a beating at the expense of his family or enduring accusations about his briery temperament.

Noun

briery (plural brieries)

1. A place where briars grow.