See Also: rhapsodic(dictionary)

xanthous (iou) and rhapsodic (iou)


xanthous (iou)



xanthous adjective. E19.
[from Greek xanthos yellow + -OUS.]
Anthropology. Having or designating yellow or yellowish hair and a light complexion.

rhapsodic (iou)



rhapsodic adjective. L18.
[Greek rhapsoidikos, from rhapsoidos RHAPSODE or rhapsoidia RHAPSODY: see -IC.]
Exaggeratedly enthusiastic or ecstatic in language, manner, etc. L18.
Times His star-crossed lovers..extol..their love in passages of rhapsodic flimflam.
Consisting of the recitation of rhapsodies. rare. M19.