- Plumbaginous
- Plumbaginous Plum*bag"i*nous, a. Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate. [1913 Webster]
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Plumbaginous
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plumbaginous — adjective Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate … Wiktionary
plumbaginous — /plum baj euh neuhs/, adj. containing graphite. [1790 1800; < L plumbagin (s. of plumbago) PLUMBAGO + OUS] * * * … Universalium
plumbaginous — plum·bag·i·nous … English syllables
plumbaginous — |pləm|bajənəs adjective Etymology: Latin plumbagin , plumbago galena + English ous : resembling graphite : consisting of or containing graphite … Useful english dictionary
leaden — adj 1. heavy, hefty, weighty, bulky, substantial, dense, ample; ponderous, unwieldy, cumbrous, cumbersome, awkward, unmanageable. 2. stodgy, stiff, stuffy, wooden, stilted, labored, turgid; lumbering, plodding, elephantine; dull, boring,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
plumbago — n. graphite; Botany, leadwort. ♦ plumbaginous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
plumbago — [plum bā′gō] n. pl. plumbagos [L plumbago < plumbum, LEAD2] 1. GRAPHITE 2. Bot. LEADWORT plumbaginous [plumbaj′i nəs] adj … English World dictionary
