Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Dear (-er)
dear (-er), adj. [OE déore; glorious, distinguished, worthy, costly.] (webplay: children, close, demand, estimation, fear, followers, God, joy, last, high, hurt, last, more, narrow, one, precious, rest, scarce, seems, than).
- Valued; expensive.
- Considerable; important; substantial; (see Acts 20:24).
- Loved; cherished; precious; significant; (see Jeremiah 31:20).
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