aestuous

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UK/ˈɛs.tjʊ.əs/US/ˈɛs.t͡ʃu.əs/

adjective

Full of passion; agitated.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

adjectiveaestuous (comparative more aestuous, superlative most aestuous)

comparative more aestuous · superlative most aestuous

  1. Full of passion; agitated.

Origin

  1. Latinaestuōsus“excessively hot, having a high body temperature, tumult, rage, passion”
  2. Englishaestuous

From Latin aestuōsus (“excessively hot, having a high body temperature, tumult, rage, passion”).

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APA

aestuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aestuous

MLA

“aestuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aestuous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aestuous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aestuous.

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