Meaning

(archaic) Of the sepia, i.e. the cuttlefish..

Definitions by Sense

1. (archaic) Of the sepia, i.e. the cuttlefish.
2. (dated) Of a dark or inky colour, often in reference to skin pigmentation.
3. (US, dated) Belonging to or pertaining to black Americans or African Americans, who typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
4. (US, sometimes capitalized, dated) A black American or African American.

Example Sentences

He who dived in the swirling Maelstrom saw none to compare with them in horror: tentacular convolutions, tumid bulges, glaring orbs of sepian deformity, would have looked to him innocence beside such incarnations of hatefulness...

Randomly selecting a fruit fly with sepian (dark brown) eyes

Nineteenth century sepian musicals included Sam T. Jack's "Creoles" -1890...

Chicago Defender columnists forewarned viewers that despite [The World, the Flesh and the Devil's] marketing as the "first interracial romance between male Sepian and non-Sepian female star," the only personal contact between Belafonte and Stevens occurs during the haircut scene and when she takes his hand.

Word Forms

• more sepian
• most sepian
• sepians

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When Should You Use Sepian?

Use sepian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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