"paleous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpeɪliəs/, /ˈpæliəs/ Forms: more paleous [comparative], most paleous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|palea||chaff}} Latin palea (“chaff”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} paleous (comparative more paleous, superlative most paleous)
  1. (rare, archaic) chaffy; like chaff Tags: archaic, rare Synonyms: paleaceous
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