spiry

ˈspaɪ.ri

Definition

Definition of spiry - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

spiral form

Rare

having a twisted or helical shape

Rare

The spiry staircase wound up the tower.

helical

spiral

twisted

spire-like

Rare

resembling a tall, pointed structure

Rare

The spiry towers dominated the skyline.

pointed

tapering

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Origin of spiry

Latin, spira (coil) + -y (suffix)

Examples of spiry in a sentence

Her hair was styled in a spiry fashion for the event.
The spiry peaks were covered in snow.
Spiry structures are common in Gothic architecture.

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French:hélicoïdal, effilé, ...
German:spiralförmig, spitz, ...
Italian:a spirale, aguzzo, ...
Spanish:en espiral, esbelto, ...
Portuguese:espiral, pontiagudo, ...
Chinese:螺旋形的, 尖塔状的, ...
Japanese:螺旋状の, 尖塔のような, ...
Arabic:لَوْلَبِيّ, مدبب, ...
Hebrew:מְפֻתָּל, מְחוּדָּד, ...
Russian:спиральный, шпилеобразный, ...
Ukrainian:спіральний, шпильоподібний, ...
Hindi:सर्पिल, नुकीला, ...
Bengali:পাকানো, চূড়াময়, ...
Catalan:espiral, punxegut, ...
Czech:spirálovitý, věžovitý, ...
Danish:spiralformet, spireagtig, ...
Dutch:spiraalvormige, spits, ...
Greek:σπειροειδής, αιχμηρός, ...
Hungarian:spirális, csúcsos, ...
Khmer:មានរាងក្រវិល, រាងស្រួចខ្ពស់, ...
Korean:나선형의, 첨탑 같은, ...
Persian:مارپیچ, مناره‌مانند, ...
Polish:spiralny, strzelisty, ...
Portuguese (BR):espiral, pontiagudo, ...
Romanian:spiralat, ascuțit, ...
Swedish:spiralformad, spetsig, ...
Thai:เกลียว, เหมือนยอดแหลม, ...
Turkish:bükümlü, sivri, ...
Vietnamese:xoắn ốc, cao nhọn, ...

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