vegetous

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adjective

vigorous; lively; active; energetic.

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vegete
OriginLatin vegetus →
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Meanings

adjectivevegetous (comparative more vegetous, superlative most vegetous)

comparative more vegetous · superlative most vegetous

  1. obsoletevigorous; lively; active; energetic.

    If she be fair, young, and vegetous, no sweetmeats ever drew more flies.

    1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman

    Synonyms: vegete

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivevigorous; lively; active; energetic.

Similar
vegete

Origin

  1. Latinvegetus
  2. Englishvegetous

Latin vegetus. See vegete.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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