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griseous

/ˈɡɹɪzi.əs/

griseous adjective: having a gray, mottled appearance.

Adjective

griseous (comparative more griseous, superlative most griseous)

  1. Having a gray, mottled appearance

Forms of griseous

comparativemore griseous
superlativemost griseous

Origin of griseous

From Medieval Latin grīseus, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs (“grey”) (for which compare French gris and German greis) and -eus.

Questions about griseous

What does griseous mean?
Griseous means having a gray, mottled appearance.
What part of speech is griseous?
Griseous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce griseous?
Griseous is pronounced /ˈɡɹɪzi.əs/.

Words near griseous in the dictionary

  1. griseofluvin
  2. griseofulvin
  3. griseofulvins
  4. griseorhodin
  5. griseorhodins
  6. griseous
  7. griseoviridin
  8. grises
  9. grisette
  10. grisettes
  11. grisettish

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