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sputtery, a. rare.|ˈspʌtərɪ| [f. sputter v. + -y.] Inclined to sputter or burst out explosively; of a sputtering nature.
1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. iii. v. I. 232 This youth, very full of fire,..had been rather sputtery upon his Uncle. 1864Ibid. xvi. ix. IV. 384 D'Argens..Has abundance of light sputtery wit, and Provençal fire and ingenuity. 1867― Remin. (1881) II. 59 His mood had really been splenetic, sputtery, and improper. |