VARIOLOUS


Meaning of VARIOLOUS in English

vəˈrīələs adjective

Etymology: in sense 1, from New Latin variola smallpox + Latin -osus -ous; in sense 2, from Medieval Latin variolosus pockmarked, from variola pustule, pox + Latin -osus -ous

1. : of or relating to smallpox

2. : foveate

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