"fluctuous" meaning in English

See fluctuous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fluctuous [comparative], most fluctuous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin flūctuōsus. By surface analysis, fluct(us) + -uous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|flūctuōsus}} Latin flūctuōsus, {{surf|en|fluctus|-uous|alt1=fluct(us)}} By surface analysis, fluct(us) + -uous Head templates: {{en-adj}} fluctuous (comparative more fluctuous, superlative most fluctuous)
  1. (archaic) fluctuating Tags: archaic
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