dairous

adj

dairous

adj

Etymology From dair (“dare”) + -ous.

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Devon, UK, Archaic, Dialectal bold; daring

  • “Jim, we'll jist ha' a dash-an-darras.” “No, Voord, 't'll mak' en auver dairous, I want ha' Nelly dered.”1867, Jim and Nell: a dramatic poem in the dialect of North Devon

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