English edit

Etymology edit

number +‎ -ous (compare French nombreux).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʌmbəɹəs/, /ˈnʌmbɹəs/

Adjective edit

numberous (comparative more numberous, superlative most numberous)

  1. Obsolete form of numerous.
    • 1565, Thomas Drant, Medicinable Morall:
      So nyse, so neate, so numberouse

References edit

numberous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.