See Also: robustious(dictionary)

minish (iou) and robustious (iou)


minish (iou)



minish verb. arch. ME.
[Old French menu(i)sier, ult. from Latin MINUTIA: cf. MINCE verb & noun.]
I. verb trans.
= DIMINISH 1, 2. ME.
b. Break up into (parts etc.). rare. LME.
Disparage, belittle. rare. LME.
Take away, remove. L15.
II. verb intrans.
= DIMINISH 6. ME.
Take something away. LME-E16.

robustious (iou)



robustious adjective. arch. M16.
[from ROBUST + -IOUS. Cf. RUMBUSTIOUS.]
Robust; big and strong, massive. M16.
Boisterous, noisy, strongly self-assertive; violent. M16.
robustiously adverb E17.
robustiousness noun E17.