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单词 sputtery
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sputteryadj.

/ˈspʌtəri/
Etymology: < sputter v. + -y suffix1.
rare.
Inclined to sputter or burst out explosively; of a sputtering nature.
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1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iii. v. 232 This youth, very full of fire,..had been rather sputtery upon his Uncle.
1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ix. 384 D'Argens..Has abundance of light sputtery wit, and Provençal fire and ingenuity.
1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 59 His tone had really been splenetic sputtery and improper.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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