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Definition of Oragious
1. a. Stormy.
Definition of Oragious
1. Adjective. (archaic) stormy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oragious
1. stormy [adj] - See also: stormy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oragious
Literary usage of Oragious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"OPTICK. An old term for a magnifying-glass. oragious. An old term for stormy or
tempestuous weather:— "The storme was so outrageous, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1895)
"... in stalking, he has to manoeuvre to obtain the wind of the deer ; to toil and
scramble; to encounter adverse and oragious conditions of the elements; ..."
3. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"... enough to overset one that had not an extraordinary readiness in business.—Xorth,
Life of Lord Guilford, i. 170. oragious, stormy. ..."
4. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"An answer given by heathen deities to those who consult them. 2. The place at
which such answers are given, as the O. of Delphi, of Dodona, etc. oragious. ..."
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