beautevous

Middle English

Alternative forms

beautuous, boyteous, beuteus, beuteowse, bewtyvows, bewtuvus, bewtevus, bewteose

Etymology

From beaute +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛu̯teːvuːs/, /ˈbɛu̯teːuːs/

Adjective

beautevous (Late Middle English)

Physically appealing; attractive, pretty, beautiful.
(rare) Religiously beautiful; righteous.
(rare) Something that is beautiful or appealing.

Descendants

English: beauteous

References

“beautẹ̄ (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.

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