Meanings
adjectiveacheilous (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoletemedicinelipless
Origin
- Ancient Greekχεῖλος“lip”
- Englishacheilous
Derived from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) with privative a- + -ous.
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acheilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acheilous
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