lairy

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When some random loser gets arrested because an officer thinks he looks lairy, the mags or the jury get to see him looking lairy too, instead of looking at the facts of the matter and seeing there's no evidence of any crime.

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  1. Miry. [Scots.]
  2. Earthly. For it es heghe, and alle that it duellis in it lyftes abowne layery lustes, and vile covaytes. MS. Lincoln A. i. 17, f. 196. (Halliwell.)

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  • This is the first time since a lairy Friday night out in —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • It starts brashly, with a lairy, modern-day stag party misbehaving in front of a seedy club and adult video store.
  • You have some confusion, because you can't tell whether they are born again bikers or just naturally lairy.
  • They have no chance if they try to get lairy this time. —  Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper
  • We know the lairy wheels, flared arches and aggro front end aren't what we're supposed to think is good on a soft-roader, but we can't help ourselves. —  BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News
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  1. from Middle English layry, layri, layery; from lair + -y.
 

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