Eery vs Eeny - What's the difference?
eery | eeny |
(informal) minuscule
(informal) In a very small way.
* 1999 , Joe Klein, Woody Guthrie: A Life , page 35
* 2003 , Craig Lucas, "Reckless", in Reckless and Other Plays , page 54
* 2004 , Stephen Bayley, "Car culture: Why a MINI is better than a Porsche", Daily Telegraph , 14/08/2004
(British, dialect) Holey, cellular.
(dialect) With most, almost
(dialect) Only
As adjectives the difference between eery and eeny
is that eery is an alternative spelling of lang=en while eeny is minuscule.As an adverb eeny is
in a very small way.eeny
English
Etymology 1
Possibly from teeny weenyAdjective
(-)- Can you put an eeny bit of mustard on my hot dog?
Synonyms
* itsy bitsy, itty, teeny weeny, tiny, teeny, bittyAdverb
(-)- Then they would go back to the gang house—Woody named it the Eeny House because it was so small [...].
- ... and weep and moan and scream every little eeny orgasm.
- The interior is, perhaps, an eeny bit tricksy, but has worn surprisingly well over nearly four years and did not really need the light refreshment it has received in the Cabrio
Etymology 2
(en)Adjective
(-)Etymology 3
(en)Adjective
(-)Adverb
(-)- He eeny most had enough to eat.
- He's eeny just come home.