"spluttery" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more spluttery [comparative], splutterier [comparative], most spluttery [superlative], splutteriest [superlative]
Etymology: From splutter + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splutter|y}} splutter + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} spluttery (comparative more spluttery or splutterier, superlative most spluttery or splutteriest)
  1. Characterised by spluttering. Translations (characterised by spluttering): postillonneux (French)

Inflected forms

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