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ogreous

ogreous adjective: resembling or characteristic of an ogre; cruel, wicked, hideous, etc.

Adjective

ogreous (comparative more ogreous, superlative most ogreous)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an ogre; cruel, wicked, hideous, etc.

Forms of ogreous

comparativemore ogreous
superlativemost ogreous

Origin of ogreous

From ogre + -ous.

Questions about ogreous

What does ogreous mean?
Ogreous means resembling or characteristic of an ogre; cruel, wicked, hideous, etc.
What part of speech is ogreous?
Ogreous is an adjective.

Words near ogreous in the dictionary

  1. ogreless
  2. ogrelike
  3. ogrely
  4. Ogren
  5. Ogrens
  6. ogreous
  7. ogres
  8. ogress
  9. ogresses
  10. ogrish
  11. ogrishly

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