a. Obs. rare. [f. JEER sb.2 + -Y.] Of the nature of a jeer; scornfully derisive.
1606. Dekker, Seven Sinnes, VII. (Arb.), 44. The Courtiers giues you an open scoffe, ye clown a secret mock, the Cittizen … a ieery frump.
a. Obs. rare. [f. JEER sb.2 + -Y.] Of the nature of a jeer; scornfully derisive.
1606. Dekker, Seven Sinnes, VII. (Arb.), 44. The Courtiers giues you an open scoffe, ye clown a secret mock, the Cittizen … a ieery frump.
