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gravelous

gravelous adjective: synonym of gravelly.

Adjective

gravelous (comparative more gravelous, superlative most gravelous)

  1. Synonym of gravelly.
    • That we ſearce it through a Silk Sieve, that ſo we may make it ſo impalpable, as that in paſſing through the Stomack, it leaves no hard gravelous ſubſtance, that might offend the Coats of the Stomack, or Inteſtines.1668, “The Astringent, or binding Saffron of Mars”, in [William Aglionby], transl., The Art of Chymistry: As it is now Practised, London: […] John Starkey, […], translation of [Cours de Chymie] by...
    • Patient be gravellous withal, he muſt drink the Spaw-waters, not conſidering how the Patient uſed to live before.1706, John Marten, transl., A Treatise of the Safe, Internal Use of Cantharides, in the Practice of Physick, London: […] Jeffery Wale […] and John Isted […], translation of Tutus Cantharidum in...
    Synonyms:
    gravelly

Synonyms of gravelous

Forms of gravelous

comparativemore gravelous
superlativemost gravelous
alternative formgravellous

Origin of gravelous

From Middle English gravelous, from Old French gravelos.

Questions about gravelous

What does gravelous mean?
Gravelous means synonym of gravelly.
What part of speech is gravelous?
Gravelous is an adjective.

Words near gravelous in the dictionary

  1. gravelly
  2. Gravelly Beach
  3. Gravelly Hill
  4. gravelometer
  5. gravelometers
  6. gravelous
  7. gravelroot
  8. gravels
  9. gravelweed
  10. gravely
  11. Gravelys

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