"blathery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more blathery [comparative], most blathery [superlative]
Etymology: From blather + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blather|y}} blather + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} blathery (comparative more blathery, superlative most blathery)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) Unsubstantial; trashy. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-blathery-en-adj-AAKP3a61 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 71 29

Noun

Forms: blatheries [plural]
Etymology: From blather + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blather|y}} blather + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} blathery (plural blatheries)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) That which is unsubstantial, trashy, or deceptive. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-blathery-en-noun-r1a~XW6V Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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