VERDUROUS

PRONUNCIATION: (VUHR-juh-ruhs)

MEANING: adjective: Abounding in green vegetation; verdant.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old French verd (green), from Latin viridis (green). Earliest documented use: 1604.
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VERDIROUS - extravagantly dramatic and showy, with lavish orchestration

OVER-DUROUS - simply too hard

VERTUROUS - only the finest-quality art of any form