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pėr|ly'e|shėm adj (i) soiling; defiling

* pėr|ly'e|t adj (i) = pėrly'er

pėr|ly'·het vpr 1 to get all greasy; be coated with grease 2 to become spattered with spots, get dirty all over 3 to get infected; catch a contagious disease 4 [Fig] to be involved up in dirty business