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attry

attry is the alternative form of attery.

Meaning of attery

Adjective

attery (comparative more attery, superlative most attery)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Poisonous; venomous
  2. (archaic, dialectal) Pernicious
  3. (archaic, dialectal) Purulent; containing pus or matter
  4. (archaic, dialectal) Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
  5. (archaic, dialectal) Cold; bleak; grim

See all 6 meanings of attery

Forms of attry

comparativemore attry
superlativemost attry

Questions about attry

What is attry the alternative form of?
Attry is the alternative form of attery.

Words near attry in the dictionary

  1. attrits
  2. attritted
  3. attritting
  4. attritus
  5. Attruck
  6. attry
  7. atts
  8. Attu
  9. Attuan
  10. attuite
  11. attuited

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Adapted from Wiktionary: attry (page history and authors); attery (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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