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fluttery

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English

Etymology

From flutter + -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflʌtəɹi/
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Adjective

fluttery (comparative flutterier, superlative flutteriest)

  1. That flutters; fluttering.
    • 1956 December 21, Marian Gavin, “Second chance”, in Paul C[lifford] Smith, editor, Collier’s, volume 138, number 13, Springfield, Oh.: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53, column 2:
      The candles were the tallest, the candelabra the most ornate, the flowers the freshest, the bride’s mother the most regal, the groom’s mother the flutteriest, and the bride—well, Camus City never hoped to see a bride any prettier than Kitti in her white satin and lace.

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