Atramentous

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inky, inklike, atramental.

    "The second way whereby bodies become blacke, is an atramentous condition or mixture, that is a vitriolate or copperose quality conjoyning with a terrestrious and astringent humidity […]"

Etymology

From Latin ātrāmentōsus, from ātrāmentum (“black liquid, ink”). Equivalent to atrament + -ous.

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