Meanings
adjectiveterraceous (comparative more terraceous, superlative most terraceous)
comparative more terraceous · superlative most terraceous
- archaicResembling earth (soil, dirt).
The progress that we made through the terraceous compost was necessarily slow, and every step forward was made with the greatest difficulty, nothing but persevering labour carrying our boat gradually through it.
1863, Frederic John Mouat, Adventures and Researches Among the Andaman Islanders, page 151
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinterra“earth”
- Englishterraceous
From Latin terra (“earth”) + -aceous.
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terraceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terraceous
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