2007-06-22 08:25:11 · 12 answers · asked by Joe 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
There are about 125 words in the OED that end in -gry. Most are rarely used words or alternate spellings (like anhungry and puggry). some cite "gry" itself
2007-06-22 09:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is another old chestnut. Language is the answer and as a matter of fact there are about 26 words ending in ...gry.
2007-06-22 15:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Joe -- the answer is language. A lot of words end in gry.
2007-06-25 21:17:01 · answer #3 · answered by tnecletic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aggry: Coloured and variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture, found buried in the ground in Africa. A word of unknown origin. Seemingly always used attributively, as in aggry beads.
braggry: A variant form of braggery. Obsolete.
conyngry: An obsolete dialectal variant of conyger, itself an obsolete term meaning “rabbit warren”.
gry: The smallest unit in Locke’s proposed decimal system of linear measurement, being the tenth of a line, the hundredth of an inch, and the thousandth of a (“philosophical”) foot. Also the grunt of a pig, an insignificant trifle, or a verb meaning to roar. Obsolete.
iggry: Egyptian colloquial Arabic pronunciation of ijri: “Hurry up!”, brought back after the First World War by members of British and Australian forces who had fought in Egypt.
meagry: Having a meagre appearance. Obsolete.
nangry: A variant form of angry. Obsolete.
podagry: Dodder, or the condition of a plant infested with it.
puggry: A variant form of puggree, a light turban or head-covering worn by inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent.
It’s a pretty meagre (or meagry) selection ...
2007-06-22 15:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Brian H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is language. The question says their are three words in THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE that end in gry. What is the the third word. The third word is language
2007-06-22 15:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by Denise J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "energy" ends in gry but not in the same order.
The word "agree" in the same gry sound as hungry and angry.
There is no other word that ends in gry.
2007-06-22 15:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are, in fact, more than 3 words that end in "gry" - besides "angry" & "hungry", there are "aggry", "puggery", & "meagry", all of which are defined in Webster's 3rd.
2007-06-22 15:34:00 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ purrlvr ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
language is the 3rd word
2007-06-22 18:52:12 · answer #8 · answered by dreamgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a myth - the only others are archaic.
See this: http://www.factmonster.com/askeds/words-ending-gry.html
2007-06-22 15:32:47 · answer #9 · answered by Mad Irishman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
answer is energy. riddle says nothing about order of the letters.
2007-06-22 15:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by ky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋