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tophaceous

tophaceous adjective: gravelly; sandy; rough; stony.

Adjective

tophaceous (comparative more tophaceous, superlative most tophaceous)

  1. (archaic) gravelly; sandy; rough; stony
    • tophaceous colour
    • tophaceous concretion
  2. Relating to tophus.
    • tophaceous gout

Forms of tophaceous

comparativemore tophaceous
superlativemost tophaceous

Origin of tophaceous

From Latin tophaceus, tofaceus.

Questions about tophaceous

What does tophaceous mean?
Tophaceous means gravelly; sandy; rough; stony.
What part of speech is tophaceous?
Tophaceous is an adjective.

Words near tophaceous in the dictionary

  1. topgallants
  2. topgallantsail
  3. topgallantsails
  4. topgrading
  5. toph
  6. tophaceous
  7. tophaike
  8. tophaikes
  9. Topham
  10. tophamper
  11. tophampers

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