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Atter vs Attery - What's the difference?

atter | attery |

As nouns the difference between atter and attery

is that atter is poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal while attery is cold, bleak weather.

As a verb atter

is to venom; sting.

As an adjective attery is

poisonous; venomous.

atter

English

Alternative forms

* (Scotland)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Poison, venom, especially of a venomous animal.
  • Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound.
  • Epithelium produced on the tongue.
  • A scab; a dry sore.

    • Derived terms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To venom; sting.
  • To discharge, as a sore; clot; curdle; cake.

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    attery

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (dialectal, or, archaic) Poisonous; venomous
  • (dialectal, or, archaic) Pernicious
  • (of a wound or sore, dialectal, or, archaic) Purulent; containing pus or matter
  • (of mood or disposition, dialectal, or, archaic) Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
  • (of weather, dialectal, or, archaic) Cold; bleak; grim

    • Synonyms

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    Noun

    (-)
  • (of weather, dialectal, or, archaic) Cold, bleak weather.

    • Related terms

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