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Smarter vs Smatter - What's the difference?

smarter | smatter |

As an adjective smarter

is comparative of smart.

As a verb smatter is

to talk superficially; to babble.

As a noun smatter is

superficial knowledge; a smattering.

smarter

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (smart)
    • :: You may be faster and stronger than me, but I'm smarter than you

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    smatter

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To talk superficially; to babble.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • Of state affairs you cannot smatter .
  • To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.
    • to smatter Arabic
  • (figuratively) To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
  • To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.

    • Derived terms

    * smatterer * smattering

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • superficial knowledge; a smattering

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