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verdurous

[vur-jer-uhs]

adjective

rich in verdure; freshly green; verdant.

covered with verdure, as places.

consisting of verdure.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of verdure.

Origin:
1595–1605; verdure + -ous

Related forms

ver·dur·ous·ness, noun

un·ver·dur·ous, adjective

un·ver·dur·ous·ness, noun

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verdure (ˈvɜːdʒə)

—n
1.	flourishing green vegetation or its colour
2.	a condition of freshness or healthy growth

[C14: from Old French verd green, from Latin viridis]

'verdured

—*adj*

'verdurous

—*adj*

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"All the distinguished writers of that period [the Renaissance] possess a greater vigor and naturalness than the more modern,—for it is allowed to slander our own time,—and when we read a quotation from one of them in the midst of a modern author, we seem to have come suddenly upon a greener ground, a greater depth and strength of soil. It is as if a green bough were laid across the page, and we are refreshed as by the sight of fresh grass in midwinter or early spring. You have constantly the warrant of life and experience in what you read. The little that is said is eked out by implication of the much that was done. The sentences are verdurous and blooming as evergreen and flowers, because they are rooted in fact and experience, but our false and florid sentences have only the tints of flowers without their sap or roots."

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