smotheriness

smotheriness
smothˈeriness noun
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Main Entry:smother

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ˈsmotheriness
[f. smothery a.]
The ‘state of being smothery’ (Webster, 1847).

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  • Smotheriness — Smoth er*i*ness, n. The quality or state of being smothery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smother — 1. verb a) To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of. b) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air: as, to smother …   Wiktionary

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