Antonyms for deary

Grammar : Noun

Spell : deer-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪər i

enemy
foe

Definition of deary

Origin : also dearie, diminutive of dear with a notion of "dear one."

As in honey : noun lover

Example sentences :

You will break my heart, deary; comfort yourself, I beseech you.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

Some stood all but speechless, only gasping out at intervals, "Deary me."
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

Deary me, but ye've gat all sorts of sons though you've nobbut two.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

You can slip extra sandwiches in your pockets for me, deary.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

And oh, she did not know a tenth of it, deary; not a tenth of it!
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

Have you been reading about the tenths in your Bible, deary?
Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy

Yes, deary, but John heard him say it, and wrote it down for us.
Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy

Deary me, but if some folks were drowned, the world would get along without them!
Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt

You want a locket, deary; so I send one that my mother gave me years ago.
Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott

Tis a means of grace they be to the hear-r-rt—I nade no preacher to tell me that, deary.
Extract from : « The Girl from Sunset Ranch » by Amy Bell Marlowe

Synonyms for deary

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