smothery en · ADJ
Etymology
From smother + -y.
Meanings
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Tending to smother; smothering; stifling.
But what means this? The downy swathes combine, / Conglobe, the smothery coy-caressing stuff / Curdles about her!
1880, Robert Browning, “Pan and Luna”, in Dramatic Idyls: Second Series, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 143:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most smothery | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more smothery | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |