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lentous

/ˈlɛntəs/

lentous adjective: viscid; viscous; tenacious.

Adjective

lentous (comparative more lentous, superlative most lentous)

  1. (obsolete) viscid; viscous; tenacious
    • spawn of a lentous and transparent body1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of lentous

comparativemore lentous
superlativemost lentous

Origin of lentous

From Latin lentus. See lentor.

Questions about lentous

What does lentous mean?
Lentous means viscid; viscous; tenacious.
What part of speech is lentous?
Lentous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lentous?
Lentous is pronounced /ˈlɛntəs/.

Words near lentous in the dictionary

  1. Lentons
  2. lentor
  3. lentors
  4. lentos
  5. lentour
  6. lentous
  7. Lentran
  8. Lents
  9. Lentsch
  10. Lentsches
  11. lentulid

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