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hispidulous

hispidulous adjective: minutely hispid; having tiny hairs.

Adjective

hispidulous (comparative more hispidulous, superlative most hispidulous)

  1. Minutely hispid; having tiny hairs.

Forms of hispidulous

comparativemore hispidulous
superlativemost hispidulous

Origin of hispidulous

Diminutive of hispid. From Latin hispidul(us) + -ous. By surface analysis, hispid + -ule + -ous.

Questions about hispidulous

What does hispidulous mean?
Hispidulous means minutely hispid; having tiny hairs.
What part of speech is hispidulous?
Hispidulous is an adjective.

Words near hispidulous in the dictionary

  1. hispidities
  2. hispidity
  3. hispidly
  4. hispidose
  5. hispidulin
  6. hispidulous
  7. hispine
  8. hispines
  9. hispinin
  10. hispis
  11. hispoid

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