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stirious

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Resembling icicles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1646-72, Sir Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errors Chrystal is found sometimes in rocks, and in some places not much unlike the stirrious or stillicidious dependencies of ice.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stiriated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin stiria (“an icicle”).