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affectuous

affectuous adjective: passionate or affectionate.

Adjective

affectuous (comparative more affectuous, superlative most affectuous)

  1. (obsolete) passionate or affectionate.

Forms of affectuous

comparativemore affectuous
superlativemost affectuous

Origin of affectuous

From Latin affectuosus, from affectus. Compare affectueux. Doublet of affettuoso.

Questions about affectuous

What does affectuous mean?
Affectuous means passionate or affectionate.
What part of speech is affectuous?
Affectuous is an adjective.

Words near affectuous in the dictionary

  1. affectours
  2. affects
  3. affectual
  4. affectuality
  5. affectually
  6. affectuous
  7. affectuously
  8. affeeble
  9. affeebled
  10. affeebles
  11. affeebling

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