littery

American  

[lit-uh-ree] / ˈlɪt ə ri /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or covered with litter; untidy.

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Etymology

Origin of littery

First recorded in 1795–1805; litter + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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littery

It was not in reason, Mrs. Jordan thought, that a young littery lady should keep that close, for Elfrida's custom of having her breakfast deposited outside her door was as invariable as it was perplexing.

From A Daughter of To-Day by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

"The fourth what!" said I. "The fourth littery man that has been here in twenty-four hours—I'm going to move."

From Chapters from My Autobiography by Twain, Mark

This is our room, mind, where we can be quite independent, and make it as littery as we like without being called to account by Mrs Fidler every time there is a mess.”

From The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam by Fenn, George Manville

"I only said 'fur instants,' havin' heern as littery men was sometimes—now an' again—thataway—now an' ag'in."

From Louisiana by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

She's ben tellin' me," he said, as Ferrol approached, "thet you're a littery man, an' write fur the papers—novel-stories, an' pomes an' things.

From Louisiana by Burnett, Frances Hodgson