angeliferous

English

Etymology

From angel +‎ -iferous.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /eɪnd͡ʒəˈlɪfəɹəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

angeliferous (comparative more angeliferous, superlative most angeliferous)

  1. (rare, archaic) Angelic, angel-like. [mid-19th- to mid-20th centuries]
    • 1837, Robert Montgomery Bird with William Harrison Ainsworth, Nick of the Woods: A Story of Kentucky, pages 118–119:
      Oh ! you splendiferous creatur’! you anngeliferous anngel! here am I, Ralph Stackpole the Screamer […]

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