Brownier vs Brownie - What's the difference?
brownier | brownie |
(browny)
Somewhat brown; having a brownish tinge.
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A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
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(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would do people's housework for them.
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* 2004 , Justin Hocking, Jeffrey Knutson, Jared Jacang Maher (editors), Life and Limb: Skateboarders Write from the Deep End ,
(paganism) A household spirit or revered ancestor.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
(ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Arab, Indian or Hispanic descent. Also rarely used for a Native American or Pacific Islander.
As an adjective brownier
is (browny).As a noun brownie is
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- if she ever found out she was dying, she'd just eat brownies all day and night until the very end.
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- On a Saturday afternoon, my wife bought her favorite treat for dessert that evening, a gourmet, nut-filled brownie .
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- After cooking the brownies' until we could smell the pot, we each ate a large ' brownie .
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- Stories were told of a brownie riding horseback to fetch the midwife at childbirth or helping his master to win at checkers.
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- There are no brownies in my house, though. I know because there's always a pile of dishes in the sink.