"clattery" meaning in All languages combined

See clattery on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more clattery [comparative], most clattery [superlative]
Etymology: clatter + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clatter|y}} clatter + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} clattery (comparative more clattery, superlative most clattery)
  1. (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-clattery-en-adj-bwf~41-V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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