moory

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moory¹

  • /ˈmʊəɹi/
  • /ˈmɔːɹi/

Where it comes from

From moor + -y.

adjective more moory · moorier · most moory · mooriest

  1. Resembling a moor; swampy; boggy. In Eſſex moory Land is thought to be the moſt proper, tho several other ſorts of Soil are eſteemed very good

    Similar: hoggy, moorish, quaggy

moory²

  • /ˈmʊəɹi/
  • /ˈmɔːɹi/

noun moories

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of mooree (“kind of cotton cloth”).

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@misc{moory_2026,
  title = {moory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}