Blottery

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling blotting paper.

    "When I realized that that wretched little tin can was all that stood between me and the world, his wife and his family, there was an acute palpitation around the heart, and a dry blottery feeling in the mouth."

Example

More examples

"When I realized that that wretched little tin can was all that stood between me and the world, his wife and his family, there was an acute palpitation around the heart, and a dry blottery feeling in the mouth."

Etymology

From blotter + -y.

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