attery

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English

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Etymology

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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.

Adjective

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attery (comparative more attery, superlative most attery) (dialectal or archaic)

  1. Poisonous; venomous
  2. Pernicious
  3. (of a wound or sore) Purulent; containing pus or matter
  4. (of mood or disposition) Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
  5. (of weather) Cold; bleak; grim

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Noun

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attery (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal or archaic) Cold, bleak weather.
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Middle English

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Adjective

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attery

  1. Alternative form of attry