Meaning

2 senses
  1. (archaic)Purple.

  2. (archaic)Of or relating to purpura: Synonym of purpuric.

Origin

From Latin purpura + -ous.

From Latin purpura + -ous.

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Forms

more purpurous, most purpurous
Comparativemore purpurous Lesson
Superlativemost purpurous Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
purpurous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto