jeery

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

jeer +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

jeery (comparative more jeery, superlative most jeery)

  1. Jeering.
    • 2008, Jerry Rannow, This One'll Killya, page 124:
      “I not [sic] going in there,” I protested, eliciting jeery laughter from the crowd.
    • 2015, Chloe Bennet, Boywatching:
      I couldn't hear what they were saying, but they were laughing and shouting in such a jeery sort of way that I wanted to hide.