piceous
Resembling pitch in colourResembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.
Meaning
2 sensesResembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.
(obsolete, rare)Of or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin piceus (“like pitch; pitch-black”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting pFrom Latin piceus (“like pitch; pitch-black”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality). Piceus is derived from pix (“pitch, tar”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat; milk”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives indicating the sources of attributes). The English word is cognate with Italian piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”), Spanish piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”).
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Forms
more piceous, most piceous| Comparative | more piceous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most piceous Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form