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fluttery

/ˈflʌtəɹi/

fluttery adjective: that flutters; fluttering.

Adjective

fluttery (comparative flutterier, superlative flutteriest)

  1. That flutters; fluttering.
    • The candles were the tallest, the candelabra the most ornate, the flowers the freshest, the bride’s mother the most regal, the groom’s mother the flutteriest, and the bride—well, Camus City never hoped to see a bride any prettier than Kitti in her white satin and lace.1956 December 21, Marian Gavin, “Second chance”, in Paul C[lifford] Smith, editor, Collier’s, volume 138, number 13, Springfield, Oh.: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53...

Forms of fluttery

comparativeflutterier
superlativeflutteriest

Origin of fluttery

From flutter + -y.

Questions about fluttery

What does fluttery mean?
Fluttery means that flutters; fluttering.
What part of speech is fluttery?
Fluttery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fluttery?
Fluttery is pronounced /ˈflʌtəɹi/.

Words near fluttery in the dictionary

  1. flutters
  2. flutters the dovecot
  3. flutters the dovecote
  4. flutters the dovecots
  5. fluttersome
  6. fluttery
  7. fluty
  8. Flutys
  9. fluvalinate
  10. Fluvanna
  11. Fluvanna County

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