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Attery vs Mattery - What's the difference?

attery | mattery |

As adjectives the difference between attery and mattery

is that attery is poisonous; venomous while mattery is pussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus.

As a noun attery

is cold, bleak weather.

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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    mattery

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus)
  • (obsolete) Full of substance or matter; important.
    • (Ben Jonson)