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antiquous

adj

Etymology

From antique + -ous.

  1. derived from antiquus — “former, earlier, ancient, old”
  2. borrowed from antique — “ancient, old”
  3. suffixed as antiquous — “antique + ous”

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of antiquity, without necessarily being ancient.

    • Susie Dalyell—or D’yell, as she prefers to call it, “in the true antiquous way”—is one of Mrs. Oliphant’s own charming little girls, a very Malaprop in her use of long words, and full of innocent palpitations, hopes, and fears.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA