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English
Etymology
Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure + -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/, /ˈvɜː(ɹ)djʊəɹəs/
Adjective
verdurous (comparative more verdurous, superlative most verdurous)
- Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.
The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses.
The verdurous pasture...
1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. ”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. , volume I, London: Edward Moxon , published 1839, →OCLC, page 271:a hall stood; o’er whose roof
Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow,
Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof,
A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof.
- Having youthful or new qualities.
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