adj
Meaning 1
Like a zephyr.
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zephyrous
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/ˈzɛfəɹəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Like a zephyr.
Soft, gentle, refreshing.
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Examples
- 1800, Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, The Stepmother, London: R.H. Evans, Act V, Scene 1, p. 75, The last night’s tempest was a zephyrous gale, To the rough storm that tears his frame to atoms: ...
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adj
Meaning 3
Breezy; blown by a breeze.
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adj
Meaning 4
Light, fine, soft.
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Usage: usually
Qualifier: garment
Examples
- 1895, “Feminine Affairs” in To-Day (magazine edited by Jerome K. Jerome), Volume 9, Number 111, 21 December, 1895, p. 200, That there will be flying machines before very long seems more than likely, and what deliciously zephyrous and diaphanous costumes will not the milliners devise for airy recreations in the near future!
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History
Etymology
From zephyr + -ous.