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valurous

valurous adjective: valuable.

Adjective

valurous (comparative more valurous, superlative most valurous)

  1. (obsolete) valuable
    • Thy Garments ſhall be made of Medean ſilke,
      Enchaſt with precious iewels of mine owne:
      More rich and valurous than Zenocrates.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Forms of valurous

comparativemore valurous
superlativemost valurous

Origin of valurous

From valure + -ous.

Questions about valurous

What does valurous mean?
Valurous means valuable.
What part of speech is valurous?
Valurous is an adjective.

Words near valurous in the dictionary

  1. valuevite
  2. valuing
  3. valuings
  4. valure
  5. valures
  6. valurous
  7. valuta
  8. valutas
  9. valute
  10. valva
  11. valvaceous

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