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Webster 1913 Edition


Simious

Sim′i-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
simia
an ape.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Simiæ; monkeylike.
That strange
simious
, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others.
Sydney Smith.

Definition 2024


simious

simious

English

Adjective

simious (comparative more simious, superlative most simious)

  1. (archaic) simian; like a monkey
    That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others. Sydney Smith.