Meaning

1 senses
  1. Humped; protuberant; having one or more large elevations

More definitions
  • (used of the moon) more than half full

Origin

From Latin gibbosus, from gibbus, gibba (“hunch, hump”). Compare gibbous.

From Latin gibbosus, from gibbus, gibba (“hunch, hump”). Compare gibbous.

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Forms

more gibbose, most gibbose
Comparativemore gibbose Lesson
Superlativemost gibbose Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (used of the moon) more than half full:gibbous

Word family

1 related words
Derivedgibbosely

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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