numerose

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A form of numerous — An indefinite large number of.

OriginLatin numerōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivenumerose (comparative more numerose, superlative most numerose)

comparative more numerose · superlative most numerose

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of numerous.

    […] For, Mechanic Examples of this kind are every where so obvious to sense, and so numerose, that only to enumerate them would be a task hard and tediose.

    1683, Walter Charleton, Three Anatomic Lectures, page 92

Origin

  1. Latinnumerōsus“numerous, abundant; harmonious”
  2. Englishnumerose

From Latin numerōsus (“numerous, abundant; harmonious”), from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numerous.

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APA

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MLA

“numerose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numerose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerose.

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