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Alpian

Alpian adjective: alpine.

Adjective

Alpian (comparative more Alpian, superlative most Alpian)

  1. (archaic) Alpine.
    • [H]er thighs are of the most tempting softness and white as Alpian snow, and a leg and foot that bears an exact proportion to the rest of her make.1789, Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies, London: H. Ranger, page 42

Forms of Alpian

comparativemore Alpian
superlativemost Alpian

Origin of Alpian

From Latin Alpēs (“Alps”) + -ian.

Questions about Alpian

What does Alpian mean?
Alpian means alpine.
What part of speech is Alpian?
Alpian is an adjective.

Words near Alpian in the dictionary

  1. alphos
  2. alphoscerate
  3. alphoscerates
  4. alphosis
  5. alphostatin
  6. Alpian
  7. Alpiar
  8. Alpiars
  9. alpidem
  10. alpidic
  11. Alpiglen

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