spluttery
spluttery adjective: characterised by spluttering.
Adjective
spluttery (comparative more spluttery or splutterier, superlative most spluttery or splutteriest)
- Characterised by spluttering.
- At least a photograph of an Oscar for the splutteriest and most unintelligible performance in an otherwise for the most part excellent production is bequeathed with proper ceremony.1956 May 20, George Jean Nathan, “Awards a Few Hocked Oscars”, in Cleveland Plain Dealer, 115th year, number 141, Cleveland, Oh., →ISSN, page 4—E
- He sat quite still, listening intently, sometimes spluttering with laughter when I made a specially odd face, sometimes receiving me in preoccupied silence. I went on to Robinson Crusoe and then Robin Hood where I had great fun doing Friar Tuck. I was at my grossest and Sven at his splutteriest...1959, Anthony Glyn, chapter 8, in I Can Take It All, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, published 1960, →LCCN, page 167
Forms of spluttery
| comparative | more spluttery |
|---|---|
| comparative | splutterier |
| superlative | most spluttery |
| superlative | splutteriest |
Origin of spluttery
From splutter + -y.
Questions about spluttery
- What does spluttery mean?
- Spluttery means characterised by spluttering.
- What part of speech is spluttery?
- Spluttery is an adjective.
Words near spluttery in the dictionary
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