ferretyadj.
/ˈfɛrᵻti/, U.S. /ˈfɛrədi/ Resembling a ferret or a ferret's.
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piercinga1400
piercive1567
narrow1587
lynceous1592
lyncean1622
telescopic1749
ferrety1801
pee pee1804
falcon-eyed1847
peepy1847
naked-bladed1856
gimlety1899
night-adapted1961
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [adjective] > like a weasel > resembling ferret
ferrety1801
1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 15 Indicated by a flushed countenance, ferrety eye.
1876 J. Weiss Wit, Humor, & Shakespeare ii. 54 There is nothing more feretty than your cynic.
1877 W. Black Green Pastures xi The man..looked at Balfour with a pair of keen and ferrety eyes.
1883 G. H. Boughton in Harper's Mag. Mar. 528/1 Jacob translated for the ferrety old dame.
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