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From Middle English attery, attry, attri, ætriȝ, from Old English ǣttriġ, ǣtriġ (“poisonous”), from Proto-Germanic *aitrīgaz (“poisonous”). Cognate with Dutch etterig (“purulent”), German eiterig (“purulent, festering”), Swedish ettrig (“poisonous”). By surface analysis, atter (“poison”) + -y.

adjective more attery · most attery · attry · att'ry · aitrie · aittrie

archaic, dialectal Poisonous; venomous
archaic, dialectal Pernicious
archaic, dialectal, of a wound or sore Purulent; containing pus or matter
archaic, dialectal, of mood or disposition Bad-tempered; spiteful; quarrelsome; peevish; angry; hot-headed
archaic, dialectal, of weather Cold; bleak; grim

Similar: atterly

noun attry · att'ry · aitrie · aittrie · etri

archaic, dialectal, uncountable Cold, bleak weather.

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@misc{attery_2026,
  title = {attery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}