Definition of Ferrety

1. Adjective. Ferretlike. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ferrety

1. suggestive of a ferret (a polecat) [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrety

ferrelling
ferrels
ferreous
ferret
ferret-eye
ferret badger
ferret out
ferreted
ferreter
ferreters
ferreting
ferretings
ferretlike
ferrets
ferretto
ferrety (current term)
ferri-
ferriable
ferriage
ferriages
ferrian
ferric
ferric acid
ferric alum
ferric ammonium citrate
ferric ammonium sulfate
ferric and ammonium acetate solution
ferric carbide
ferric chloride
ferric chloride reaction of epinephrine

Literary usage of Ferrety

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Out and about London by Thomas Burke (1919)
"Strolling round Montagu Street the other night, I met, in one of the little Russian cafés, a man who pitched me a tale of woe—a lean, ferrety little man, ..."

2. Out and about: A Note-book of London in War-time by Thomas Burke (1919)
"... a man who pitched me a tale of woe—a lean, ferrety little man, with ferrety eyes and fingers that urged me to button my overcoat and secure all pockets. ..."

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