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beauteous

[ byoo-tee-uhs, -tyuhs ]
/ ˈbyu ti əs, -tyəs /
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adjective Chiefly Literary.
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Origin of beauteous

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at beauty, -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for beauteous

beauteous
/ (ˈbjuːtɪəs) /

adjective
a poetic word for beautiful

Derived forms of beauteous

beauteously, adverbbeauteousness, noun
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