pulicous
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin pulicosus, from pulex (“flea”).
Adjective edit
pulicous (comparative more pulicous, superlative most pulicous)
- (chiefly archaic) flea-ridden
- 2007, Michael J. A. Speyer, The Chronicles of Samuel Sassodoro, Book One:
- An emaciated dog sprang out from behind a tree, its coat pulicous, more swarming flees[sic] than fur in fact
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “pulicous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.