Definition of Lentous

1. a. Viscid; viscous; tenacious.

Definition of Lentous

1. Adjective. viscid; viscous; tenacious ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lentous

1. relating to lentor [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentous

lentitude
lentivector
lentiviral
lentivirally
lentivirus
lentivirus infections
lentiviruses
lento
lentogenic
lentoid
lentoids
lentor
lentors
lentos
lentour
lentous (current term)
lentula
lenvoy
lenvoys
leo
leod
leogangite
leonardite
leonced
leoncita
leone
leones
leonhardite
leonid
leonine

Literary usage of Lentous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence by Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin (1835)
"i•' 1 a lentous percolation.] Dr. Johnson coldness in the earth, but may more as meaning viscous and tenacious; but it termines prepared materials unto ..."

2. Synonyms Discriminated: A Dictionary of Synonymous Words in the English by Charles John Smith (1893)
"When they are soft, tough, and lentous, they can only be RENT (AS ... When the particles are lentous and pliant without being tough, ..."

3. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"When they are soft, tough, and lentous, they can only bo BENT (Sax. ... When the particles are lentous and pliant without being tough, no such force is ..."

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