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