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waari

adjectiveweather

Soaked; covered in water

Wet or soaked; covered in water (as after rain or by the tide).

Example in use

Dinna stand there, yer breeks'll get waari

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/WAAR-ee/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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