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impostrous

impostrous adjective: characterized by imposture; deceitful.

Adjective

impostrous (comparative more impostrous, superlative most impostrous)

  1. (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
    • Rhetoric (argues Plato in the dialogue called Gorgias) is no art whatever, but a mere unscientific knack, enslaved to the dominant prejudices, and nothing better than an impostrous parody on the true political art.1846-56, George Grote, A History of Greece

Forms of impostrous

comparativemore impostrous
superlativemost impostrous

Questions about impostrous

What does impostrous mean?
Impostrous means characterized by imposture; deceitful.
What part of speech is impostrous?
Impostrous is an adjective.

Words near impostrous in the dictionary

  1. impostour
  2. impostours
  3. impostress
  4. impostresses
  5. impostrix
  6. impostrous
  7. imposts
  8. impostume
  9. impostumed
  10. impostumes
  11. impostuming

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