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spluttery

American  
[spluht-uh-ree] / ˈsplʌt ə ri /

adjective

  1. tending to splutter.

    spluttery fire sparks.


Etymology

Origin of spluttery

First recorded in 1865–70; splutter + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Which is all well and good, except for the fact that Face the Clock is basically Pass the Parcel, so it may as well be presented by a clown in a spluttery car.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2013

Clowns, with buckets of confetti, driving around in little spluttery cars.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

Citizens were getting fed up with the bumbling, fix-nothing administration of spluttery Mayor Gus Mauermann.

From Time Magazine Archive

The engine was making some spluttery noises, but it was still going.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

"Do you think he'd budge?" he asked in a thick, spluttery way.

From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel

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