Luciferous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 illuminating; providing light.
- 2 Illuminating; offering insight. figuratively
"[I]t affords a very pleasant object through the Microscope, and may, perhaps, upon further examination, prove very luciferous."
Example
More examples"[I]t affords a very pleasant object through the Microscope, and may, perhaps, upon further examination, prove very luciferous."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lucifer (“light-bearing”) (from lux, lucis (“light”)) + the suffix -ous.