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silentious, a.|saɪˈlɛnʃəs|
[Cf. late L. silentiōsus, It. silenzioso, Sp. and Pg. silencioso, F. silencieux.]
Given to silence.
1879Webster Suppl., Silentious, habitually silent; taciturn; reticent. 1895Howells in Century Mag. June 184/1 Those silentious minstrels who grind small, mute organs at the corners of the pavement. |