Meanings
adjectivelucrous (comparative more lucrous, superlative most lucrous)
comparative more lucrous · superlative most lucrous
- obsoleteLucrative; gainful; profitable.
Origin
- Latinlucrōsus“lucrative”
- Englishlucrous
From Latin lucrōsus (“lucrative”). By surface analysis, lucre + -ous.
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lucrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucrous
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“lucrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucrous.
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