† smoulderyadj.
Obsolete.
= smothery adj.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [adjective] > of breath: short > choking or asphyxiation
forstived13..
choked1499
stiflinga1560
smouldery1590
stiving1598
suffocative1605
suffocatinga1616
strangulating1822
gulpy1860
smothering1864
gulping1865
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [adjective] > relating to smoke > dense or suffocating
smotheringa1200
foggy1584
smouldery1590
smothery1603
smoring1642
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. F8 Through smouldry cloud of duskish stincking smok.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 90v As Gods hand wee will not take it, but..the hande of close smouldry ayre.
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. Hv The high arch'd roof of heaven with smouldry smoke they taint.
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adj.1590