simious

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin simia (ape), +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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simious (comparative more simious, superlative most simious)

  1. (archaic) simian; like a monkey
    • 1839, Sydney Smith, Ballot:
      that strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others

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