antiquitous en · ADJ
Etymology
From antiquity + -ous.
Meanings
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Pertaining to antiquity; ancient.
had long before rendered it obvious that man, in all his diversity, is a very antiquitous denizen of the earth.
1865, Joseph Barnard Davis, John Thurnam, Crania Britannica:Egypt antiquitous - thou palace of the Nile ; Tomb of the Pharoahs - stay a while.
1880, James Oliver Miller, A Picture of Life:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more antiquitous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most antiquitous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |