lautiously

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adverb

Sumptuously, elegantly, in an elegant or sumptuous manner.

OriginLatin lautus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adverblautiously (comparative more lautiously, superlative most lautiously)

comparative more lautiously · superlative most lautiously

  1. obsoleteSumptuously, elegantly, in an elegant or sumptuous manner.

Origin

  1. Latinlautus
  2. Englishlautiously

1547 coined by Andrew Boorde from Latin lautus + -i- + -ous + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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