Etymology

slattery

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Today it means: rainy; wet; sloppy Full definition →

Irish Ó Slatara
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slattery · adjective1

From slatter (“to spill, splash, slop”) + -y.

Slattery · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Slatara“descendant of Slatra”
  2. English todaySlattery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Slatara (“descendant of Slatra”), a byname meaning "strong, robust, bold".

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