exitious

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adjective

Harmful, destructive, deadly, pernicious.

OriginLatin exitiosus →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveexitious (comparative more exitious, superlative most exitious)

comparative more exitious · superlative most exitious

  1. obsoleteHarmful, destructive, deadly, pernicious.

    Diſcorides ſaith that in Perſia they found this Tree to be exitious, which by tranſlation into Ægypt changed its nature

    1657, Renodaeus tran. Richard Tomlinson, A Medicinal Dispensatory

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
exitial

Origin

  1. Latinexitiosus
  2. Englishexitious

From Latin exitiosus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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