Meanings
adjectivepaleous (comparative more paleous, superlative most paleous)
comparative more paleous · superlative most paleous
- archaicrarechaffy; like chaff
this attraction have we tried in straws and paleous bodies
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLCSynonyms: paleaceous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivechaffy; like chaff
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Origin
- Latinpalea“chaff”
- Englishpaleous
From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -ous.
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paleous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleous
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