-RUNNR-words ending in -gry

gthomas · September 24th, 2003, 06:04 PM

Angry and hungry, what is the third?
gry-(derived from gypsies)horse
gry-(derived from Greek)a trifle, very small amount, a very short line
aggry-a burial bead from Ghana
puggry-a scarf worn around the neck in India to protect one from the sun
anhungry-obsolete form of hungry(look at Shakespeare Coriolanus Act 1 Scene 1 line 209)
meagry-meager
begry-beggary
conyngry-a rabbit warren
iggry-to hurry up

Also, just to provide a third answer, Tom Maciukenas invented the work nugry, meaning 'someone who posts the -gry question to rec.puzzles or who otherwise fail to follow established procedures'(for posting on rec.puzzles), just to come up with an answer to the question.

Joker · September 24th, 2003, 06:06 PM

ok then.........

Makara · September 24th, 2003, 06:09 PM

gry

\Gry\, n. [Gr ? syllable, bit.] 1. A measure equal to one tenth of a line. [Obs.] --Locke.

2. Anything very small, or of little value. [R.]

I'm sure you will have fun using this word.

**-RUNNR** · September 24th, 2003, 06:31 PM

You're wrong.

**-RUNNR** · September 24th, 2003, 06:32 PM

He is speaking of the text in my profile...

"Think of words ending in -gry. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? "

gthomas · September 24th, 2003, 06:39 PM

Language.

**-RUNNR** · September 24th, 2003, 06:41 PM

That's better. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

gthomas · September 24th, 2003, 06:43 PM

Had to have some suspense......... :thumb:

Makara · September 24th, 2003, 07:07 PM

Nignoggry
/nIg-nog-gery/

1) total stupid behavior
2) the act of total stupid behavior

This board is full of nignoggry.