Meanings
adjectivesetaceous (comparative more setaceous, superlative most setaceous)
comparative more setaceous · superlative most setaceous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Latin sētāceus, from sēta (“bristle”) + -āceus.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with setaceous
spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapacioussagaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendacious
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
setaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setaceous
MLA
“setaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setaceous.
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