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Attery vs Ottery - What's the difference?

attery | ottery |

As adjectives the difference between attery and ottery

is that attery is poisonous; venomous while ottery is of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an otter.

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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    ottery

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The local name of Ottery St Mary