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† vereˈcundious, a. Obs.—1 [f. prec. + -ious.] Characterized or accompanied by modesty.
a1639Wotton in Reliq. (1651) 160 Your brow proclameth much fidelity, a certain verecundious generosity graceth your eyes. So † verecundous a. [-ous.] Obs.—0
1656Blount, Verecundous, modest, shamefac'd, demure. |