"roseous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin roseus, suffixed with -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|roseus}} Latin roseus, {{m|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} roseous (not comparable)
  1. (formal) Rose-coloured. Tags: formal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-roseous-en-adj-SvPJo9UH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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