- of, featuring, or resembling a spire or spires
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spir•y1
(spīər′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
spir•y2 (spī′rē),USA pronunciation adj.
- having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body;
tapering up to a point like a spire. - abounding in spires or steeples.
- spire1 + -y1 1595–1605
spir•y2 (spī′rē),USA pronunciation adj.
- spiral;
coiled;
coiling;
helical.
- spire2 + -y1 1670–80
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spiry /ˈspaɪərɪ/ adj (spirier, spiriest)
spiry /ˈspaɪərɪ/ adj (spirier, spiriest)
- poetic of spiral form; helical