atramentarious

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adjective

Like ink; suitable for making ink.

“Sulphate of iron is atramentarious.”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveatramentarious (comparative more atramentarious, superlative most atramentarious)

comparative more atramentarious · superlative most atramentarious

  1. obsoleteLike ink; suitable for making ink.

    Sulphate of iron is atramentarious.

Origin

  1. Latinātrāmentārius“pertaining to ink”
  2. Englishatramentarious

From Latin ātrāmentārius (“pertaining to ink”), from ātrāmentārium (“inkstand”) + -ius. Compare French atramentaire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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