English Explanatory Dictionary

attery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Poisonous; venomous
  2. Pernicious
  3. Purulent; containing pus or matter
  4. Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
  5. Cold; bleak; grim
noun
  1. Cold, bleak weather.

Word forms

attery more attery most attery attry att'ry aitrie aittrie etri

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.

Synonyms

atterly

Related words

atter
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