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calvous

adj
/ˈkælvəs/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calvus (“bald, hairless”) (of unclear origin, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂wós or *kalw- (“bald; naked”), from a root *kl̥H- + *-wós (suffix forming adjectives from verb stems)) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality).

  1. derived from *kl̥h₂wós✻
  2. borrowed from calvus

Definitions

  1. Lacking most or all of one's hair

    Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.

  2. Lacking bristles or pappuses.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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