Flammeous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling fire; fiery.
- 2 Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling fire; fiery.; Having the color of fire or flame.
"And that’s why his book lay in front of him, unfinished, though he could vouch for having written all these years, the ink vanishing on the pages each morning, when flammeous daylight broke into the room through a slight gap in the shutters."
Example
More examples"And that’s why his book lay in front of him, unfinished, though he could vouch for having written all these years, the ink vanishing on the pages each morning, when flammeous daylight broke into the room through a slight gap in the shutters."
Etymology
From Latin flammeus (“fiery”), derivative of flamma (“a flame”).
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