beautevous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beautuous, boyteous, beuteus, beuteowse, bewtyvows, bewtuvus, bewtevus, bewteose

Etymology

From beaute +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛu̯teːvuːs/, /ˈbɛu̯teːuːs/

Adjective

beautevous (Late Middle English)

1. Physically appealing; attractive, pretty, beautiful.
2. (rare) Religiously beautiful; righteous.
3. (rare) Something that is beautiful or appealing.

Descendants

• English: beauteous

References

• “beautẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.