terreous

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terreous

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Adapted borrowing of Latin terreus + -ous, from terra + -eus. By surface analysis, terra + -eous.

adjective more terreous · most terreous

obsolete Pertaining to earth; earthy. For when the ayery interſticies are filled, […] there remaines a groſſe and terreous portion at the bottome […]

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@misc{terreous_2026,
  title = {terreous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terreous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}