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单词 saponaceous
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Definition of saponaceous in English:

saponaceous

adjective ˌsapəˈneɪʃəsˌsæpəˈneɪʃəs
  • Of, like, or containing soap; soapy.

    肥皂的;像肥皂的;含肥皂的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its root is saponaceous, and is pounded into a pulp and used instead of soap by the natives.
    Synonyms
    obsequious, servile, sycophantic, flattering, ingratiating, unctuous, oleaginous, oily, toadyish, slavish, bowing and scraping, grovelling, abject, crawling, creeping, cringing, prostrate, uriah heepish

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin saponaceus (from Latin sapo, sapon- 'soap') + -ous.

Rhymes

Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, efficacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious

Definition of saponaceous in US English:

saponaceous

adjectiveˌsæpəˈneɪʃəsˌsapəˈnāSHəs
  • Of, like, or containing soap; soapy.

    肥皂的;像肥皂的;含肥皂的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its root is saponaceous, and is pounded into a pulp and used instead of soap by the natives.
    Synonyms
    obsequious, servile, sycophantic, flattering, ingratiating, unctuous, oleaginous, oily, toadyish, slavish, bowing and scraping, grovelling, abject, crawling, creeping, cringing, prostrate, uriah heepish

Origin

Early 18th century: from modern Latin saponaceus (from Latin sapo, sapon- ‘soap’) + -ous.

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