pituitous

[ pi-too-i-tuhs, -tyoo- ]

adjectiveArchaic.

mucous.

Origin of pituitous

¹

First recorded in 1600–10, pituitous is from the Latin word pītuītōsus full of phlegm. See pip², -ous

Other words from pituitous

pi·tu·i·tous·ness, noun

Words Nearby pituitous

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How to use pituitous in a sentence

The plebs medicorum say that a quartan fever comes of melancholy, a tertian of choler, a quotidian of putrefied pituitous matter.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Creighton

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