mutteryadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈmədəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutter n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mutter n. + -y suffix¹.

Of a person: given to muttering. Of a sound: low and indistinct like muttered speech.

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1843 R. Carlton New Paradise II. xxxix. 51 But ah..if one's comrade is deaf! or still worse if he is a modest man of the muttery and whispery genus!

1935 H. Walpole Inquisitor iii. i. 415 At this point she always became vague and what Klitch called ‘muttery’.

1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes 73 Some sort of muttery jazz that Karen didn't recognise was playing at low volume.

2000 Time Asia 28 Feb. 46 Russell Crowe..sported jittery, muttery cadences as tobacco turncoat Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muttery
释义	mutteryadj. Brit. /ˈmʌt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈmədəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutter n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mutter n. + -y suffix¹. Of a person: given to muttering. Of a sound: low and indistinct like muttered speech. ΚΠ 1843 R. Carlton New Paradise II. xxxix. 51 But ah..if one's comrade is deaf! or still worse if he is a modest man of the muttery and whispery genus! 1935 H. Walpole Inquisitor iii. i. 415 At this point she always became vague and what Klitch called ‘muttery’. 1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes 73 Some sort of muttery jazz that Karen didn't recognise was playing at low volume. 2000 Time Asia 28 Feb. 46 Russell Crowe..sported jittery, muttery cadences as tobacco turncoat Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
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