clusterous en · ADJ
Etymology
From cluster + -ous.
Meanings
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(rare) Grouped together in a cluster or clusters; clustered.
With June the mountain laurel broke through green / And filled the forest with what clustrous sheen!
1930, Hart Crane, “Cape Hatteras”, in The Bridge:Three stags sturdye were vnder / Neere the seacost gating, / theym slot thee clusterus heerdflock / In greene frith browsing.
1582, Virgil, translated by Richard Stanyhurst, The First Foure Bookes of Virgil his Aeneis, section I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more clusterous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| clustrous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most clusterous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |