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complexionary

complexionary adjective: pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.

Adjective

complexionary (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
    • Thus I perceive English Divines (for the most part) are as Boanerges , ſons of Thunder , againſt these complexionary Arts1701, unknown author, Several letters between two ladies

Origin of complexionary

From complexion + -ary.

Questions about complexionary

What does complexionary mean?
Complexionary means pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
What part of speech is complexionary?
Complexionary is an adjective.

Words near complexionary in the dictionary

  1. complexings
  2. complexins
  3. complexion
  4. complexional
  5. complexionally
  6. complexionary
  7. complexioned
  8. complexioning
  9. complexionless
  10. complexions
  11. complexities

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