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JUMENTOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jumentous mean?
• JUMENTOUS (adjective)
The adjective JUMENTOUS has 1 sense:
1. smelling strongly like a beast of burden
Familiarity information: JUMENTOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Smelling strongly like a beast of burden
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
jumentous urine
Pertainym:
jument (an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work)
Derivation:
jument (an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work)
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