macroscian
macroscian adjective: casting a long shadow.
Adjective
macroscian (comparative more macroscian, superlative most macroscian)
- Casting a long shadow.
- How did it shape itself, the morning of that macroscian day which I had dreaded for so long?1946, The Atlantic, page 92
- […] the blazing luminescence spilling from oven doors and chinks in the huge circular furnace that rose, shivering and roaring, spectred with harsh steam, brown smoke, into the macroscian iron rafters and beams of soot and fire-seared dark.1964, James Kirkup, Japan Industrial: Some Impressions of Japanese Industries, page 33
Forms of macroscian
| comparative | more macroscian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most macroscian |
Origin of macroscian
From Ancient Greek μακρόσκιος (makróskios) + -an.
Questions about macroscian
- What does macroscian mean?
- Macroscian means casting a long shadow.
- What part of speech is macroscian?
- Macroscian is an adjective.
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