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smothery

smothery adjective: tending to smother; smothering; stifling.

Adjective

smothery (comparative more smothery, superlative most smothery)

  1. Tending to smother; smothering; stifling.
    • But what means this? The downy swathes combine, / Conglobe, the smothery coy-caressing stuff / Curdles about her!1880, Robert Browning, “Pan and Luna”, in Dramatic Idyls: Second Series, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 143

smothery meaning in Tamil

smothery in Tamil

திக்குமுக்காட வைக்கிற

Forms of smothery

comparativemore smothery
superlativemost smothery

Origin of smothery

From smother + -y.

Words formed from smothery

Questions about smothery

What does smothery mean?
Smothery means tending to smother; smothering; stifling.
What is smothery in Tamil?
Smothery in Tamil is திக்குமுக்காட வைக்கிற. See Smothery meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is smothery?
Smothery is an adjective.

Words near smothery in the dictionary

  1. Smotherman
  2. Smothermans
  3. smothers
  4. smothersome
  5. smotherweed
  6. smothery
  7. Smotrich
  8. smouch
  9. smouched
  10. smouches
  11. smouching

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