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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
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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