adjective

attery

attery · more attery · most attery

Poisonous; venomousPoisonous; venomous

Meaning

5 senses

(archaic, dialectal)Poisonous; venomous
(archaic, dialectal)Pernicious
(archaic, dialectal)Purulent; containing pus or matter
(archaic, dialectal)Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
(archaic, dialectal)Cold; bleak; grim

Origin

From Middle English attery, attry, attri, ætriȝ, from Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ (“poisonou

From Middle English attery, attry, attri, ætriȝ, from Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ (“poisonous”), from Proto-Germanic *aitrīgaz (“poisonous”). Cognate with Dutch etterig (“purulent”), German eiterig (“purulent, festering”), Swedish ettrig (“poisonous”). By surface analysis, atter (“poison”) + -y.

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