mollitious

English

Etymology

From Latin mollities (“mollitiēs”) + English -ous.

Adjective

mollitious (comparative more mollitious, superlative most mollitious)

1. (obsolete) sensuous or luxurious.
   • 1629, Francis Quarles, “Argalus and Parthenia”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Complete Works in Prose and Verse of Francis Quarles: Verse: Elegiacal poems. Emblems and hieroglyphikes. The shepheards oracles. Argalus and Parthenia. The virgin widow. Notes and illustrations. Glossarial index, etc.‎^[1], volume 3, Lancashire: Printed for private circulation, published 1881, page 245:

     Whenas the dainty and mollitious aire Had bid the Lady of the Palace, share In her refined pleasures, […]

   • c1644, Francis Quarles, “The Lascivious Man. His Heaven.”, in Judgment and Mercy for Afflicted Souls: Or, Meditations, Soliloquies, and Prayers. New Ed., with a Biographical and Critical Introduction by Reginalde Wolfe‎^[2], London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, published 1807, page 111:

     Can lusty diet, and mollicious rest, bring forth no other fruits but faint desires, rigid thoughts, and phlegmatic conceits?

   • 1840, Robert Browning, “Book The Third”, in Sordello‎^[3], London: Edward Moxon, page 92:

     And here in snowy birdskin robes they are, Sordello, here, mollitious alcoves gilt Superb as Byzant-domes that devils built — Ah, Byzant, there again !