melleous

English

Etymology

From Latin melleus (“of, pertaining to or resembling honey”), from mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɪəs/

Adjective

melleous (comparative more melleous, superlative most melleous)

1. Pertaining to honey.
   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:

     It was the left eye that had gone. She wore over the hollow a pad that matched her suit and also a melleous wig with a tress flowing down to her cheek.