quisquous
/ˈkwɪsk(w)əs/
quisquous adjective: hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess.
Adjective
quisquous (comparative more quisquous, superlative most quisquous)
- Hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess.
- Besides, the truths delivered by ministers in the fields upon quisquous subjects, with no small caution by some, and pretty safely, were heard and taken up by the hearers, according to their humours and opinions, many times far different from, and altogether without the cautions given by the...1830, rev. Robert Wodrow, rev. Robert Burns, The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution, Tom 2
- Synonyms:
- mysterious, perplexing, puzzling, dubious, doubtful, debatable, quisquis, quiscoskos
Synonyms of quisquous
Antonyms
Forms of quisquous
| comparative | more quisquous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most quisquous |
| alternative form | quiscos |
| alternative form | quiscus |
| alternative form | quisqouse |
| alternative form | quisquose |
Origin of quisquous
Shared with quisquis and quiscoskos; from Latin quisquis (“whosoever”) or by reduplication of Latin quis (“of what kind”).
Questions about quisquous
- What does quisquous mean?
- Quisquous means hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess.
- What part of speech is quisquous?
- Quisquous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce quisquous?
- Quisquous is pronounced /ˈkwɪsk(w)əs/.
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