featous

F4E1A1T1O1U1S1

adjective

Neat, pretty.

OriginMiddle English fetis ← Old French fetis ← Latin factīcius →
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Meanings

adjectivefeatous (comparative more featous, superlative most featous)

comparative more featous · superlative most featous

  1. obsoleteNeat, pretty.
  2. obsoleteWell made; elegant, graceful.

Origin

  1. Latinfactīcius
  2. Old Frenchfetis
  3. Middle Englishfetis
  4. Englishfeatous

From Middle English fetis, from Old French fetis, faitis, from Latin factīcius. Doublet of factitious. The spelling reflects an assumption that the word was derived from feat (“dexterous, neat”) + -ous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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