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 Sara Jeannette Duncan

Of Boston I haven't even had a full day—of N.Y. but three hours, and I have seen nothing whatever, thank heaven, of the "littery" world.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by Henry James

I'm not very littery, Mrs. Smith," she said kindly, "but mebby Mrs. Stein knows of him.

From Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent by Ellis Parker Butler

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 Frances Hodgson Burnett

And now you're getting a big littery pot, and going about among the nobs as I see your name with, why, you must keep up the position you've made—and you shall too!

From The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey