ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Terraceous

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Terraceous is an adjective meaning (archaic) Resembling earth (soil, dirt).

Meaning

(archaic) Resembling earth (soil, dirt).

Example Sentences

The progress that we made through the terraceous compost was necessarily slow, and every step forward was made with the greatest difficulty, nothing but persevering labour carrying our boat gradually through it.

Synonyms for terraceous

Depending on context, synonyms include earthen, earthy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include earthen, earthy, terracelike, soilish, dirtlike, terracottalike.

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