slattery

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adjective

rainy; wet; sloppy

OriginIrish Ó Slatara →
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Meanings

slattery1

adjectiveslattery (comparative more slattery, superlative most slattery)

comparative more slattery · superlative most slattery

  1. UKdialectalrainy; wet; sloppy

Slattery2

proper nounSlattery (plural Slatterys)

plural Slatterys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

slattery · adjective

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

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Slattery · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Slatara“descendant of Slatra”
  2. EnglishSlattery

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

slattery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slattery

MLA

“slattery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slattery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slattery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slattery.

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