Meanings
adjectivesubstantious (comparative more substantious, superlative most substantious)
comparative more substantious · superlative most substantious
- obsoleteSubstantial.
Origin
- Old Frenchsubstancieus
- Middle Frenchsubstantieux
- Englishsubstantious
Borrowed from Middle French substantieux, from Old French substancieus, from substance + -ieus; compare Medieval Latin substantiosus.
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Spanish substancioso
- substanciosoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
substantious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantious
MLA
“substantious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substantious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantious.
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