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substantious

substantious adjective: substantial.

Adjective

substantious (comparative more substantious, superlative most substantious)

  1. (obsolete) Substantial.

Forms of substantious

comparativemore substantious
superlativemost substantious

Origin of substantious

Borrowed from Middle French substantieux, from Old French substancieus, from substance + -ieus; compare Medieval Latin substantiosus.

Words formed from substantious

Questions about substantious

What does substantious mean?
Substantious means substantial.
What part of speech is substantious?
Substantious is an adjective.

Words near substantious in the dictionary

  1. substantifications
  2. substantified
  3. substantifies
  4. substantify
  5. substantifying
  6. substantious
  7. substantiously
  8. substantival
  9. substantivalism
  10. substantivalisms
  11. substantivalist

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