Smatter
101smattering — noun 1. a small number or amount only a handful of responses were received • Syn: ↑handful • Hypernyms: ↑small indefinite quantity, ↑small indefinite amount 2. a slight or superficial understanding of a subject …
102smattery — rē adjective Etymology: smatter (II) + y : smattering, superficial a smattery knowledge is equated to education Eric Partridge …
103smatteringly — adverb see smattering II * * * smattˈeringly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑smatter …
104smat|ter — «SMAT uhr», noun, verb. –n. slight knowledge; smattering. –v.t. 1. to speak (a language) with only slight knowledge of it: »She could read, and write, and dance, and sing…and smatter French (Tobias Smollett). 2. to study or learn superficially.… …
