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harborous

harborous adjective: hospitable.

Adjective

harborous (comparative more harborous, superlative most harborous)

  1. (obsolete) hospitable

Forms of harborous

comparativemore harborous
superlativemost harborous

Origin of harborous

From harbour + -ous.

Questions about harborous

What does harborous mean?
Harborous means hospitable.
What part of speech is harborous?
Harborous is an adjective.

Words near harborous in the dictionary

  1. harbormistresses
  2. Harborne
  3. harborough
  4. Harborough Magna
  5. harboroughs
  6. harborous
  7. harborow
  8. harborows
  9. harbors
  10. harbors of refuge
  11. harborscape

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