verdurous

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/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/

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/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/ · /ˈvɜː(ɹ)djʊəɹəs/

Definition of verdurous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

“The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses.”
“The verdurous pasture...”
“a hall stood; o’er whose roof Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow, Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof.”

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adj

Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

“The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses.”
“The verdurous pasture...”
“a hall stood; o’er whose roof Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow, Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof, A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof.”
Having youthful or new qualities.

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Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure + -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis.

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