arenulous

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adjective

Containing or resembling sand.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjectivearenulous (comparative more arenulous, superlative most arenulous)

comparative more arenulous · superlative most arenulous

  1. obsoleteContaining or resembling sand.

Origin

  1. Latinarenula“fine sand”
  2. Englisharenulous

From Latin arenula (“fine sand”), diminutive of arena. By surface analysis, aren(a) + -ule + -ous.

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APA

arenulous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arenulous

MLA

“arenulous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arenulous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arenulous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arenulous.

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