See Also: parry(dictionary)
parry(dictionary)
parry(medicine)
parry fracture(medicine)
disease, parry's(medicine)
Parry's disease(medicine)
Parry - Fencing(gambling)
Mal-Parry - Fencing(gambling)
Lateral Parry - Fencing(gambling)
Insufficient Parry - Fencing(gambling)

grumpish (iou) and parry (oh)


grumpish (iou)



grumpish adjective. L18.
[from GRUMP noun + -ISH1.]
Grumpy.
grumpishly adverb L20.

parry (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably from French parez! 'prepare!', from parer; PARE]
[I and T] to defend yourself against someone who is attacking you by pushing their weapon or hand to one side
-synonym deflect deflect
::It is far easier to parry a direct blow than to stop it forcibly.
[T] to avoid answering a question that is difficult to answer or that someone does not want to answer
::He parried all her questions about his work.
-- parry n [C]