† ˈlentous,a.nonce-wd. [f. L. lent-us slow + -ous.] Clammy, viscid. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. i. 54 Chrystall..is a minerall body..made of a lentous colament of earth, drawne from the most pure and limpid juyce thereof.1656Blount Glossogr., Lentous, soft, tender.