Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to play; sportive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Used in play; sportive; playful.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Pertaining to a
sport ,game orpastime .
Etymologies
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From Latin lūsōrius, from lūsor ("player").
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Examples
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Veneri indulget, hunc decoquit alea — many too nicely take exceptions at cards, [3291] tables, and dice, and such mixed lusorious lots, whom Gataker well confutes.
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