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opiparous

opiparous adjective: sumptuous, luxurious.

Adjective

opiparous (comparative more opiparous, superlative most opiparous)

  1. (obsolete) Sumptuous, luxurious.
    • a fair-built and sumptuous edifice, as that of the Persian kings so much renowned by Diodorus and Curtius, in which all was almost beaten gold […], with sweet odours and perfumes, generous wines, opiparous fare, etc., II.ii.4

Forms of opiparous

comparativemore opiparous
superlativemost opiparous

Origin of opiparous

From Latin opiparus, from (plural of) ops + parāre.

Questions about opiparous

What does opiparous mean?
Opiparous means sumptuous, luxurious.
What part of speech is opiparous?
Opiparous is an adjective.

Words near opiparous in the dictionary

  1. opiophobes
  2. opiophobia
  3. opiophobic
  4. opiorphin
  5. opiorphins
  6. opiparous
  7. opipramol
  8. OPIs
  9. opis-
  10. opisometer
  11. opisometers

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