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refluous

refluous adjective: flowing backwards; refluent.

Adjective

refluous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Flowing backwards; refluent.
    • [T]he ſtream of Jordan ſouth of their going over, vvas not ſupplied vvith any reciprocall or refluous tide out of the Dead ſea, […]1650, Thomas Fuller, “The Tribe of Reuben”, in A Pisgah-sight of Palestine and the Confines thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted thereon, London: […] J. F. for John Williams...
    • [T]he vena portarum receives the refluous blood from the ſtomach and ſmall inteſtines […]1759, Malcolm Flemyng, An Introduction to Physiology
    Synonyms:
    ebbing

Synonyms of refluous

Origin of refluous

Latin refluus.

Questions about refluous

What does refluous mean?
Refluous means flowing backwards; refluent.
What part of speech is refluous?
Refluous is an adjective.

Words near refluous in the dictionary

  1. refluent
  2. refluff
  3. refluffed
  4. refluffing
  5. refluffs
  6. refluous
  7. reflush
  8. reflushed
  9. reflushes
  10. reflushing
  11. reflux

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