nonairy

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English

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Etymology

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non- +‎ airy

Adjective

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nonairy (comparative more nonairy, superlative most nonairy)

  1. Not airy. (any sense)
    • 1979, Geoffrey Aggeler, Anthony Burgess: The Artist as Novelist, page 76:
      she must use another, nonairy “vessel" to prepare WS for her divine dispensation.
    • 2016, PP Giridhar, “Taprooting translation: Reflections on the epistemology of translation”, in GSTF Journal on Education:
      Meaning that is a matter of language and meaning that is a matter of use or context of utterance need to be distinguished in a principled nonairy manner.
    • 2022, Khashti Dasila, Dheeraj Shootha, Mithilesh Singh, “Machilus edulis: An underutilized wild edible fruit species of North-eastern Himalaya, India”, in Tarun Belwal, ‎Indra D. Bhatt, ‎Hari Prasad Devkota, editor, Himalayan Fruits and Berries, page 233:
      The fruits are stored in warm, dark, nonairy enclosures for curing and for increasing the flavor before bringing the fruits to the market.