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smatter
[ smat-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding.
- to dabble in.
noun
- a slight or superficial knowledge; smattering:
She gets by with only a smatter of musical knowledge.
- a small amount or number; smattering:
a smatter of applause; smatters of nervous laughter.
smatter
/ ˈsmætə /
noun
- a smattering
verb
- rare.intr to prattle
- archaic.tr to dabble in
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Derived Forms
- ˈsmatterer, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smatter1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smatter1
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Example Sentences
These would repeat the same foreign words or phrases; "to smatter French" being "meritorious."
Her only education was the continual smatter which comes from many cities superficially glided.
Mrs. Smatter had raised her suspicions about the adulteration of all the food on the table.
And again, not only is Polynesian easy to smatter, but interpreters abound.
It blew and stormed and stormed, and the thin, nasal voice of "Rev. Smatter" was utterly lost in the wind.
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