Atterly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Poisonous; attery archaic, dialectal

Etymology

From Middle English atterlich, from Old English ātorlīċ (“poisonous”). Compare Dutch etterlijk. By surface analysis, atter + -ly.

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