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prospicuous

prospicuous adjective: able to be seen from far away; conspicuous.

Adjective

prospicuous (comparative more prospicuous, superlative most prospicuous)

  1. (obsolete) Able to be seen from far away; conspicuous.
    • The Instrument on the sinister side is termed an Hay Hook with an Eagles head, this is an adornment only added to the handle to make it the more prospicuous.1688, Randle Holme, The Academy of Armory, or, a Storehouse of Armory and Blazon
  2. (obsolete) Distinguished or fair to behold.
    • Dignitie seem inferiour, and too bad
      To be my shadowe; Science would attend,
      Invention practize arts to make me glad,
      Poetry my profession would commend,
      Dutifull loyalty would humbly greete
      My person, passing through the prospicuous streete.1605, Arthur Warren, Poore Mans Passions

Forms of prospicuous

comparativemore prospicuous
superlativemost prospicuous

Origin of prospicuous

From Latin prōspicuus.

Questions about prospicuous

What does prospicuous mean?
Prospicuous means able to be seen from far away; conspicuous.
What part of speech is prospicuous?
Prospicuous is an adjective.

Words near prospicuous in the dictionary

  1. prosphoras
  2. prosphyses
  3. prosphysis
  4. prospicience
  5. prospiciences
  6. prospicuous
  7. prospidium chloride
  8. Prospidnick
  9. prospiracies
  10. prospiracy
  11. prosporangia

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