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concinnous

concinnous adjective: characterized by concinnity, or (archaic, figurative) neat; elegant.

Adjective

concinnous (comparative more concinnous, superlative most concinnous)

  1. Characterized by concinnity, or (archaic, figurative) neat; elegant.
    • that most concinnous and most rotund of professors1831, Thomas De Quincey, Dr. Parr and his Contemporaries

Forms of concinnous

comparativemore concinnous
superlativemost concinnous

Origin of concinnous

Latin concinnus.

Questions about concinnous

What does concinnous mean?
Concinnous means characterized by concinnity, or (archaic, figurative) neat; elegant.
What part of speech is concinnous?
Concinnous is an adjective.

Words near concinnous in the dictionary

  1. concinnated
  2. concinnates
  3. concinnating
  4. concinnities
  5. concinnity
  6. concinnous
  7. concionator
  8. concionators
  9. concionatory
  10. concious
  11. concipiencies

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