roboreous

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roboreous

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From Latin roboreus (“oak, oaken, sturdy”), from robur (“reddish oak; strength, hardness”) + -eus (“-eous: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to roborate + -eous.

adjective more roboreous · most roboreous

rare Synonym of oaken, made of oak wood.
Similar: oaken, made of oak wood
rare Synonym of sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak. A critic, if morbidly prone to carping, might object even to this reading on the ground that an unsophisticated Englishman, however tender hearted, if at all deficient in imagination might mistake the figurative allusion to the "fires" of affection, for a literal reference to those more roboreous fi
Similar: sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak

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@misc{roboreous_2026,
  title = {roboreous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roboreous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}