"lusorious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lusorious [comparative], most lusorious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin lūsōrius, from lūsor (“player”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lūsōrius}} Latin lūsōrius Head templates: {{en-adj}} lusorious (comparative more lusorious, superlative most lusorious)
  1. Pertaining to a sport, game or pastime.
    Sense id: en-lusorious-en-adj-obTUch3R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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