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actuous

actuous adjective: active; acting to produce some effect.

Adjective

actuous (comparative more actuous, superlative most actuous)

  1. (obsolete) active; acting to produce some effect

Forms of actuous

comparativemore actuous
superlativemost actuous

Questions about actuous

What does actuous mean?
Actuous means active; acting to produce some effect.
What part of speech is actuous?
Actuous is an adjective.

Words near actuous in the dictionary

  1. actuopaleontological
  2. actuopaleontology
  3. actuopalynology
  4. actuose
  5. actuosity
  6. actuous
  7. acture
  8. acturience
  9. actus
  10. actus rei
  11. actus reus

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