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English
Etymology
From number + -ous (compare French nombreux).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnʌmbəɹəs/, /ˈnʌmbɹəs/
Adjective
numberous (comparative more numberous, superlative most numberous)
- Obsolete form of numerous.
1565, Thomas Drant, Medicinable Morall:So nyse, so neate, so numberouse
References
“numberous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.