mollitious
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin mollities (“mollitiēs”) + English -ous.
Adjective
editmollitious (comparative more mollitious, superlative most mollitious)
- (obsolete) sensuous or luxurious.
- 1629, Francis Quarles, “Argalus and Parthenia”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Francis Quarles: Verse: Elegiacal poems. Emblems and hieroglyphikes. The shepheards oracles. Argalus and Parthenia. The virgin widow. Notes and illustrations. Glossarial index, etc.[1], volume 3, Lancashire: Printed for private circulation, published 1881, page 245:
- Whenas the dainty and mollitious aire Had bid the Lady of the Palace, share In her refined pleasures, […]
- c1644, Francis Quarles, “The Lascivious Man. His Heaven.”, in Judgment and Mercy for Afflicted Souls: Or, Meditations, Soliloquies, and Prayers. New Ed., with a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Reginalde Wolfe[2], London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, published 1807, page 111:
- Can lusty diet, and mollicious rest, bring forth no other fruits but faint desires, rigid thoughts, and phlegmatic conceits?
- 1840, Robert Browning, “Book The Third”, in Sordello[3], London: Edward Moxon, page 92:
- And here in snowy birdskin robes they are, Sordello, here, mollitious alcoves gilt Superb as Byzant-domes that devils built — Ah, Byzant, there again !