atterly

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adjective

Poisonous; attery

OriginMiddle English atterlich ← Old English ātorlīċ →
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Meanings

adjectiveatterly (comparative more atterly, superlative most atterly)

comparative more atterly · superlative most atterly

  1. archaicdialectalPoisonous; attery

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
attery

Origin

  1. Old Englishātorlīċ“poisonous”
  2. Middle Englishatterlich
  3. Englishatterly

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Rattley
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APA

atterly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atterly

MLA

“atterly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atterly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atterly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atterly.

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