adjective
wan′i·er, wan′i·estalt. sp. of waney
wany
wany
adjective
The definition of wany, sometimes spelled waney, is something that is becoming less than it was.
An example of wany is the liquid in a glass from which someone is drinking.
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Adjective
(comparative more wany, superlative most wany)
- Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; said especially of sawed boards or timber cut too near the outside of the log.
- Spoiled by wet; said of timber.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Origin
wane +"Ž -y
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