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treasurous

treasurous adjective: precious; valuable.

Adjective

treasurous (comparative more treasurous, superlative most treasurous)

  1. (archaic) precious; valuable

Forms of treasurous

comparativemore treasurous
superlativemost treasurous

Origin of treasurous

From treasure + -ous.

Questions about treasurous

What does treasurous mean?
Treasurous means precious; valuable.
What part of speech is treasurous?
Treasurous is an adjective.

Words near treasurous in the dictionary

  1. treasureth
  2. treasurial
  3. treasuries
  4. treasuring
  5. treasurite
  6. treasurous
  7. treasury
  8. Treasury Bench
  9. Treasury bill
  10. Treasury bills
  11. treasury department

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