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piceous

[ pis-ee-uh s, pahy-see-uh s ]
/ ˈpɪs i əs, ˈpaɪ si əs /
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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
inflammable; combustible.
Zoology. black or nearly black as pitch.

RELATED WORDS

jet, slate, onyx, coal, sable, pitch, brunet, ebony, clouded, charcoal, sloe, obsidian, raven, jetty, dingy, dusky, livid, murky, shadowy, somber

Nearby words

piccata, piccinni, piccolo, piccoloist, pice, piceous, pich, pichiciago, pichiciego, picinni, pick

Origin of piceous

1640–50; < Latin piceus made of pitch, equivalent to pice- (stem of pix) pitch2 + -us adj. suffix; see -ous
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piceous

/ (ˈpɪsɪəs, ˈpaɪsɪəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling pitch

Word Origin for piceous

C17: from Latin piceus, from pix pitch ²
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