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smattery

smattery adjective: superficial; limited in depth or extent.

Adjective

smattery (comparative more smattery, superlative most smattery)

  1. Superficial; limited in depth or extent.
    • a smattery knowledge of history

Forms of smattery

comparativemore smattery
superlativemost smattery

Origin of smattery

From smatter + -y.

Questions about smattery

What does smattery mean?
Smattery means superficial; limited in depth or extent.
What part of speech is smattery?
Smattery is an adjective.

Words near smattery in the dictionary

  1. smattereth
  2. smattering
  3. smatteringly
  4. smatterings
  5. smatters
  6. smattery
  7. SMATV
  8. smaus
  9. SMAW
  10. SMAWK algorithm
  11. Smay

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