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pyrrhous

pyrrhous adjective: reddish; ruddy.

Adjective

pyrrhous (comparative more pyrrhous, superlative most pyrrhous)

  1. reddish; ruddy

Forms of pyrrhous

comparativemore pyrrhous
superlativemost pyrrhous

Origin of pyrrhous

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós). Spelling influenced by -ous.

Questions about pyrrhous

What does pyrrhous mean?
Pyrrhous means reddish; ruddy.
What part of speech is pyrrhous?
Pyrrhous is an adjective.

Words near pyrrhous in the dictionary

  1. pyrrhotine
  2. pyrrhotines
  3. pyrrhotite
  4. pyrrhotites
  5. pyrrhotitic
  6. pyrrhous
  7. pyrrhoxanthininol
  8. pyrrhuline
  9. pyrrhuloxia
  10. pyrrhuloxias
  11. Pyrrhus

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