meteorous

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adjective

Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.

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Meanings

adjectivemeteorous (comparative more meteorous, superlative most meteorous)

comparative more meteorous · superlative most meteorous

  1. archaicOf the nature or appearance of a meteor.

    From the other hill To their fix'd station, all in bright array, The cherubim descended, on the ground Gliding meteorous.

    1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 1

Origin

From meteor + -ous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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