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carnous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɑːnəs/

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adj

Meaning 1

Fleshy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

Examples

  • 1658: It is no impossible Physiognomy to conjecture at fleshy appendencies; and after what shape the muscles and carnous parts might hang in their full consistences. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin carnosus.