attern
attern · more attern · most attern
Venomous; poisonousVenomous; poisonous.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal)Venomous; poisonous.
(UK, dialectal)Cruel; fierce; ill-natured.
Origin
From Middle English attern, from Old English ǣtren (“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), fromFrom Middle English attern, from Old English ǣtren (“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), from Proto-West Germanic *aittrīn (“poisonous”). Equivalent to atter + -en.
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Forms
more attern, most attern| Comparative | more attern Lesson |
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| Superlative | most attern Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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