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invious

/ˈɪnviəs/

invious adjective: untrodden.

Adjective

invious (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) untrodden
    • If nothing can oppugne love,
      And virtue invious ways can prove,
      What may not he confide to do
      That brings both love and virtue too?1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...
  2. (obsolete, poetic) impassable

Origin of invious

From Latin invius, from in- (“not”) + via (“way”).

Questions about invious

What does invious mean?
Invious means untrodden.
What part of speech is invious?
Invious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce invious?
Invious is pronounced /ˈɪnviəs/.

Words near invious in the dictionary

  1. inviolacy
  2. inviolate
  3. inviolated
  4. inviolately
  5. inviolateness
  6. invious
  7. invirase
  8. invirile
  9. invirility
  10. inviron
  11. invironed

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