Adoptious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Adopted. obsolete

    "[…] with a world Of pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms, That blinking Cupid gossips."

Example

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"[…] with a world Of pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms, That blinking Cupid gossips."

Etymology

From adopt + -ious.

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