adonise
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adonise¹
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From Adonis + -ise.
verb adonises · adonising · adonised · Adonise · adonize
- To embellish or adorn, especially in order to improve the appearance of. Delighted with each other......we rambled....arm in arm......about the citron groves;.......and, when a mossy bank invited our repose...my charmer would weave garlands of flowers to adonise her shepherd ; ..........recline upon my arm..... and to the gentle lullaby of a murmuring stream..... sink in
- To enhance one's own appearance. Leaving a breath to swell his tradesmen's books, To adonise, to smile, and kill with looks;
Adonise²
verb Adonises · Adonising · Adonised
- Alternative form of adonise both male and female Adonise their tails in this manner, which gives them a remarkable appearance amongst all other birds.
Talk about this word "adonise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adonise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adonise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adonise "adonise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adonise.
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@misc{adonise_2026,
title = {adonise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adonise},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
