AJAR


Meaning of AJAR in English

ajar 1

/euh jahr"/ , adj. , adv.

neither entirely open nor entirely shut; partly open: The door was ajar.

[ 1350-1400; ME on char on the turn; see A- 1 , CHAR 3 ]

ajar 2

/euh jahr"/ , adv. , adj.

in contradiction to; at variance with: a story ajar with the facts.

[ 1545-55; for at jar at discord; cf. JAR 3 (n.) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .