carnose

[ kahr-nohs ]

adjective

1. of or relating to flesh; fleshy.

Other Words From

• car·nos·i·ty [kahr-, nos, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carnose¹

1555–65; < Latin carnōsus fleshy, equivalent to carn- (stem of carō ) flesh + -ōsus -ose ¹

Example Sentences

Car′nal-mind′ed, worldly-minded; Car′neous, Carnose′, fleshy: of or like flesh.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

On land, meridional, a bispherical moon, revealed in imperfect varying phases of lunation through the posterior interstice of the imperfectly occluded skirt of a carnose negligent perambulating female, a pillar of the cloud by day.

From Project Gutenberg