grandevous

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adjective

Of great age; aged; long-lived.

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OriginLatin grandaevus →
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Meanings

adjectivegrandevous (comparative more grandevous, superlative most grandevous)

comparative more grandevous · superlative most grandevous

  1. obsoleteOf great age; aged; long-lived.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:grandevous.

Origin

  1. Latingrandaevus“old, aged”
  2. Englishgrandevous

From Latin grandaevus (“old, aged”), from grandis (“grand”) + aevum (“lifetime, age”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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