discriminous

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adjective

hazardous; dangerous

OriginLatin discriminosus →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivediscriminous (comparative more discriminous, superlative most discriminous)

comparative more discriminous · superlative most discriminous

  1. obsoletehazardous; dangerous

    diſcerning the diſcriminous ſtate of Perdiccas King of Macedonia

    1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions

Origin

  1. Latindiscriminosus
  2. Englishdiscriminous

Borrowed from Latin discriminosus, from discrimen (“the dangerous, decisive moment”). See discriminate (adjective).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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