retecious

English

Etymology

Apparently from Latin rēte (“a net”) +‎ -acious.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtiːʃəs/, /ɹəˈtiːʃəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹəˈtiːʃəs/, /ɹiˈtiːʃəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

retecious (comparative more retecious, superlative most retecious)

  1. (rare) Resembling netting; retiform.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:retecious.

References

  1. ^ “retecious, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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