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pituitous

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

adjective

, Archaic.

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Other Words From

  • pi·tui·tous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pituitous1

First recorded in 1600–10, pituitous is from the Latin word pītuītōsus full of phlegm. See pip 2, -ous

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Example Sentences

The plebs medicorum say that a quartan fever comes of melancholy, a tertian of choler, a quotidian of putrefied pituitous matter.

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