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avarous

avarous adjective: avaricious.

Adjective

avarous (comparative more avarous, superlative most avarous)

  1. (uncommon) Avaricious.
    • It is a just matter of lamentation when souls which have been clad with zeal as with scarlet, constantly forward for the glory of God, fall to such apostasy as with Demas to embrace the dunghill of this world, and with an avarous hausture to lick up the mud of corruption.1862, Thomas Adams, The Works of Thomas Adams, page 199
    • [Winners] will receive what they truly crave: fame. Fame and the undying adoration and admiration of the rest of us mere mortals. Plus of course the fabulous State Prize, which will be of sufficient attraction to excite even the most avarous teams.1996, Wing Span, volumes 5-6, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, page 37

Forms of avarous

comparativemore avarous
superlativemost avarous

Origin of avarous

Latin avarus

Questions about avarous

What does avarous mean?
Avarous means avaricious.
What part of speech is avarous?
Avarous is an adjective.

Words near avarous in the dictionary

  1. avariciousness
  2. avaricius
  3. avaritious
  4. avarna
  5. avarnas
  6. avarous
  7. avars
  8. Avarua
  9. AVAS
  10. avascular
  11. avascular necroses

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