lapideous

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adjective

Of the nature of stone; stony.

OriginLatin lapideus →
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Meanings

adjectivelapideous (comparative more lapideous, superlative most lapideous)

comparative more lapideous · superlative most lapideous

  1. obsoleteOf the nature of stone; stony.

    Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon […] a Chilifactory menstruum or digestive preparation drawn from species or individuals, whose stomacks peculiarly dissolve lapideous bodies.

    1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, II.5

Origin

  1. Latinlapideus
  2. Englishlapideous

From Latin lapideus, from lapis (“stone”).

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

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Chicago

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

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