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ruminous

ruminous adjective: synonym of ruminative.

Adjective

ruminous (comparative more ruminous, superlative most ruminous)

  1. (rare) Synonym of ruminative.
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    Synonyms:
    ruminative

Synonyms of ruminous

Forms of ruminous

comparativemore ruminous
superlativemost ruminous

Origin of ruminous

From rumin[ate] + -ous.

Questions about ruminous

What does ruminous mean?
Ruminous means synonym of ruminative.
What part of speech is ruminous?
Ruminous is an adjective.

Words near ruminous in the dictionary

  1. ruminoreticula
  2. ruminoreticular
  3. ruminoreticulum
  4. ruminotype
  5. ruminotypes
  6. ruminous
  7. rumint
  8. rumkin
  9. rumkins
  10. rumless
  11. Rumley

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