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proximitous en · ADJ

Etymology

From proximit(y) + -ous.

Meanings

1. Nearby; proximate.
   • What this proves is that work depends on your proximity. Please be proximitous soon. 1959, Kenneth Tynan, letter
   • But of the strange and little people, inhabiting that proximitous world beyond the thin veil of time and space, he knew all they all knew in those wild parts of the land. 1922, E. Temple Thurston, The Miracle:
   • Oh, yeah, I thought, she was probably getting pretty damn proximitous, or whatever the word was, with that Mike. 2007, Stephen Clarke, Merde Happens, page 246:
   • Margaret Sphery's shrill birdcalls, whistles, and hoots assailed us from a proximitous room. 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, page 56:

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