Definitions for smothery

smothery smoth·er·y

Spelling: [smuhth -uh-ree]
IPA: /ˈsmʌð ə ri/

Smothery is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 354 anagrams from letters in smothery (ehmorsty).

Definitions for smothery

adjective

  1. stifling; close:

Origin of smothery

First recorded in 1595-1605; smother + -y1

Examples for smothery

In a moment they were mere fantastic shadows galloping up the hill through the smothery gloom.

Remember the smothery feather-beds, and the ice-cold pickled beets and pie 15 for breakfast?

The dry feeling now left him for one that was hot and smothery, seemingly caused by having on too much clothing.

And I laughed again till I thought there must be some elf scrambling among the rafters of that smothery ceiling.

She knew at once it was the one who was going to bite; the voice was proper for him, having a nice, smothery sound.

"It's your set, smothery pessimism that hurts so, Selma," Paula declared intensely.

Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't.

Word Value for smothery
Scrable

16

Words with friends

15

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