English

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Etymology

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From Middle English fetis, from Old French fetis, faitis, from Latin factīcius. Doublet of factitious.

The spelling reflects an assumption that the word was derived from feat (dexterous, neat) + -ous.

Adjective

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featous (comparative more featous, superlative most featous)

  1. (obsolete) Neat, pretty.
  2. (obsolete) Well made; elegant, graceful.