- marmoreally
- adverb see marmoreal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
marmoreally
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marmoreally — See marmoreal. * * * … Universalium
marmoreally — mar·mo·re·al·ly … English syllables
marmoreally — adverb see marmoreal * * * marmorˈeally adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑marmoreal … Useful english dictionary
marmoreal — marmoreally, adv. /mahr mawr ee euhl, mohr /, adj. of or like marble: skin of marmoreal smoothness. Also, marmorean. [1790 1800; < L marmore(us) made of marble (see MARBLE, EOUS) + AL1] * * * … Universalium
marmoreal — also marmorean adjective Etymology: Latin marmoreus, from marmor marble Date: 1656 of, relating to, or suggestive of marble or a marble statue especially in coldness or aloofness • marmoreally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
marmoreal — [mα: mɔ:rɪəl] adjective literary made of or likened to marble. Derivatives marmoreally adverb Origin C18: from L. marmoreus (from marmor marble ) … English new terms dictionary
marmoreal — [mär môr′ē əl] adj. [< L marmoreus < marmor, MARBLE + AL] 1. of marble 2. like marble; cold, white, smooth, hard, etc.: Also marmorean marmoreally adv … English World dictionary
marmoreal — adj. poet. of or like marble. Derivatives: marmoreally adv. Etymology: L marmoreus (as MARBLE) … Useful english dictionary
