defluous

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UK/ˈdɛfluːəs/

adjective

Flowing down; falling off.

OriginLatin defluus →
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Meanings

adjectivedefluous (comparative more defluous, superlative most defluous)

comparative more defluous · superlative most defluous

  1. obsoleteFlowing down; falling off.

    Her most copious and long hairs[…]were softly defluous.

    1822, Thomas Taylor, The fable of Cupid and Psyche

Origin

  1. Latindefluus
  2. Englishdefluous

From Latin defluus, from defluere (“to flow down”), from de- + fluere (“to flow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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