† quiesceousadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiescent adj., -eous suffix.
Etymology: < quiesc- (in quiescent adj.) + -eous suffix.
Obsolete.
rare.
1688 R. Holme ii. 388/2 The Sense of Ease and Rest..it shall be termed The Quiesceous sense.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).