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atramentous

adj

Etymology

From Latin ātrāmentōsus, from ātrāmentum (“black liquid, ink”). Equivalent to atrament + -ous.

  1. borrowed from ātrāmentōsus

Definitions

  1. Inky, inklike, atramental.

    • The second way whereby bodies become blacke, is an atramentous condition or mixture, that is a vitriolate or copperose quality conjoyning with a terrestrious and astringent humidity […]
    • Perdido Street Station was the centre of the city, even more than Parliament, the atramentous keep now empty of functionaries […]

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