lusorious

English

Etymology

From Latin lūsōrius, from lūsor (“player”).

Adjective

lusorious (comparative more lusorious, superlative most lusorious)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to a sport, game or pastime.
    • 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970:
      , II.2.4:
      Many too nicely take exceptions at cards, tables, and dice, and such mixed lusorious lots […]
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