defluous

English

Etymology

From Latin defluus, from defluere (“to flow down”), from de- + fluere (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfluːəs/

Adjective

defluous (comparative more defluous, superlative most defluous)

1. (obsolete) Flowing down; falling off.
   • 1822, Thomas Taylor, The fable of Cupid and Psyche:

     Her most copious and long hairs […] were softly defluous.

References

• “defluous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.