spluttery

[spluht-uh-ree]

adjective

tending to splutter: spluttery fire sparks.

Origin of spluttery

First recorded in 1865–70; splutter + -y¹

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Historical Examples of spluttery

Occasionally she sighs deeply, with that blubbery, spluttery noise that all horses make when they sigh.
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Keith Henderson