"roborean" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more roborean [comparative], most roborean [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin rōboreus (“oaken, sturdy”) + -an (“forming adjectives”), from robur (“reddish oak; strength, hardness”) + -eus (“-eous: forming adjectives”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|rōboreus||oaken, sturdy}} Latin rōboreus (“oaken, sturdy”), {{suffix|en||an|t2=forming adjectives}} + -an (“forming adjectives”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} roborean (comparative more roborean, superlative most roborean)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of oaken, made of oak or similar wood. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: oaken [synonym, synonym-of], made of oak or similar wood [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-roborean-en-adj-T8yD1BxW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Oaks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 2 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 49 10 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 1 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 1 22 Disambiguation of Oaks: 33 36 31
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: sturdy [synonym, synonym-of], resembling the strength [synonym, synonym-of], firmness [synonym, synonym-of], &c. of oak [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-roborean-en-adj-158fzFj0 Categories (other): Oaks Disambiguation of Oaks: 33 36 31
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of coarse, resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or (figurative) rough in other ways. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: coarse [synonym, synonym-of], resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-roborean-en-adj-NPsbli9B Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -an, Oaks Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 49 10 41 Disambiguation of Oaks: 33 36 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corroborate, corroboration, roborant, roborate, roboration, roborative, roboreous, robust
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