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littery en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From litter + -y.

Meanings

  1. Covered or encumbered with litter.
    • She passed along unknown streets, over dusty littery ways, between long rows of fronts not enhanced by the August light; she felt good for miles and only wanted to get lost.... 1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove:
  2. Consisting of or constituting litter.

Forms

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more littery Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most littery Degree=Sup lexicographic

littery en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of literary.
    alt of literary

Forms

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most littery Degree=Sup lexicographic
more littery Degree=Cmp lexicographic