Definitions
a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
Word origin
From smatter + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“She knows a smattering of Greek, but not enough to carry on a conversation.”
“1529, Thomas More, The Supplycacyon of Soulys [The Supplication of Souls], London: W. Rastell, Book 2, […] he had a lytell smatterynge in the lawe: […]”
“Tarzan, who, by this time, with the assistance of Abdul, had picked up quite a smattering of Arab, questioned one of the younger men who had accompanied the sheik while the latter paid his respects to Captain Gerard.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Slight knowledge”10 letters
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