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Webster 1913 Edition


Mattery

Mat′ter-y

,
Adj.
1.
Generating or containing pus; purulent.
2.
Full of substance or matter; important.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mattery

MAT'TERY

,
Adj.
Purulent; generating pus; as a mattery cough.

Definition 2024


mattery

mattery

English

Adjective

mattery (comparative more mattery, superlative most mattery)

  1. pussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus)
  2. (obsolete) Full of substance or matter; important.
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