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pituitous

pituitous adjective: consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus.

Adjective

pituitous (comparative more pituitous, superlative most pituitous)

  1. (archaic) Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus.

Forms of pituitous

comparativemore pituitous
superlativemost pituitous

Origin of pituitous

From Latin pituitosus: compare French pituiteux.

Words formed from pituitous

Phrases with pituitous

Questions about pituitous

What does pituitous mean?
Pituitous means consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus.
What part of speech is pituitous?
Pituitous is an adjective.

Words near pituitous in the dictionary

  1. pituitary body
  2. pituitary gland
  3. pituitary glands
  4. pituitaryless
  5. pituite
  6. pituitous
  7. pituitous fever
  8. pituitous fevers
  9. pituitousness
  10. pituitrin
  11. pituri

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