meteorous

English

Etymology

From meteor +‎ -ous.

Adjective

meteorous (comparative more meteorous, superlative most meteorous)

1. (archaic) Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.
   • 1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 1:

     From the other hill
     To their fix'd station, all in bright array,
     The cherubim descended, on the ground
     Gliding meteorous.

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