halituous

English

Etymology

Latin halitus (“breath, vapor”), from halare (“to breathe”): compare French halitueux.

Adjective

halituous (comparative more halituous, superlative most halituous)

(obsolete) Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.

References

“halituous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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