mattery

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English

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Etymology

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From matter +‎ -y.

Adjective

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mattery (comparative more mattery, superlative most mattery)

  1. pussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus)
  2. (obsolete) Full of substance or matter; important.
    • 1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: [], London: [] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] [], published 1602, →OCLC, (please specify the page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
      Away with your mattery sentences, Momus; they are too grave and wise for this meeting

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