spiss

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adjective

thick, compact, dense, or crowded

OriginLatin spissus →
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Meanings

adjectivespiss (comparative more spiss, superlative most spiss)

comparative more spiss · superlative most spiss

  1. obsoletethick, compact, dense, or crowded

    this spisse and […] copious, yet concise, treatise

    1614, Edward Brerewood, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Origin

  1. Latinspissus
  2. Englishspiss

From Latin spissus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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