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fluttery en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈflʌtəɹi/

Etymology

Etymology tree English flutter Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fluttery From flutter + -y.

Meanings

1. That flutters; fluttering.
   • The candles were the tallest, the candelabra the most ornate, the flowers the freshest, the bride’s mother the most regal, the groom’s mother the flutteriest, and the bride—well, Camus City never hoped to see a bride any prettier than Kitti in her white satin and lace. 1956 December 21, Marian Gavin, “Second chance”, in Paul C[lifford] Smith, editor, Collier’s, volume 138, number 13, Springfield, Oh.: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53, column 2:

Forms

Translations (1)

es de aleteo / aletada (that flutters)