puniceous

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adjective

Bright red or purple in colour.

OriginLatin pūniceus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivepuniceous (comparative more puniceous, superlative most puniceous)

comparative more puniceous · superlative most puniceous

  1. obsoleteBright red or purple in colour.

Origin

  1. Latinpūniceus
  2. Englishpuniceous

From Latin pūniceus, from pūnicus (“Punic”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pecunious
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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