verdurous

English

Etymology

Originated c. 1595–1605, verdure +‎ -ous, ultimately from verd (“green”), from Latin viridis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹəs/, /ˈvɜː(ɹ)djʊəɹəs/

Adjective

verdurous (comparative more verdurous, superlative most verdurous)

1. Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it.

   The hill was blanketed in verdurous grasses.

   The verdurous pasture...

   • 1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 271:

     a hall stood; o’er whose roof
     Fair clinging weeds with ivy pale did grow,
     Clasping its gray rents with a verdurous woof,
     A hanging dome of leaves, a canopy moon-proof.

2. Having youthful or new qualities.

Related terms

• verdant