Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or crafted from porphyry.

  2. Of purple hue, like that of porphyry.

Origin

From porphyry + -ous.

From porphyry + -ous.

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Forms

more porphyrous, most porphyrous
Comparativemore porphyrous Lesson
Superlativemost porphyrous Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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