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Mattery

Mattery \Mat"ter*y\, a.

  1. Generating or containing pus; purulent.

  2. Full of substance or matter; important.
    --B. Jonson.

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mattery

a. 1 pussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus) 2 (context obsolete English) Full of substance or matter; important.

Usage examples of "mattery".

Cough, when the expectoration is loose, mattery and sometimes streaked with blood.

Chronic coughs, with thick, profuse, yellowish-green mattery expectoration.