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attery

adj, noun — 6 senses

attery

adj

Etymology From Middle English attery, attry, attri, ætriȝ, from Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ (“poisonous”), from Proto-Germanic *aitrīgaz (“poisonous”). Cognate with Dutch etterig (“purulent”), German eiterig (“purulent, festering”), Swedish ettrig (“poisonous”). By surface analysis, atter (“poison”) + -y.

1

Archaic, Dialectal Poisonous; venomous

2

Archaic, Dialectal Pernicious

3

Archaic, Dialectal, Of a wound or sore Purulent; containing pus or matter

4

Archaic, Dialectal, Of mood or disposition Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed

5

Archaic, Dialectal, Of weather Cold; bleak; grim

Synonyms
atterly

attery

noun

Etymology From Middle English attery, attry, attri, ætriȝ, from Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ (“poisonous”), from Proto-Germanic *aitrīgaz (“poisonous”). Cognate with Dutch etterig (“purulent”), German eiterig (“purulent, festering”), Swedish ettrig (“poisonous”). By surface analysis, atter (“poison”) + -y.

1

Archaic, Dialectal Cold, bleak weather.

Related terms
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