"verecund" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/ [UK] Forms: more verecund [comparative], most verecund [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|verēcundus||shy, modest}} Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} verecund (comparative more verecund, superlative most verecund)
  1. (rare, literary, poetic) modest Tags: literary, poetic, rare
    Sense id: en-verecund-en-adj-q3ZYjCpG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (rare) bashful Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-verecund-en-adj--7Y0IhIH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inverecund, verecundity

Download JSON data for verecund meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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