Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Marked by passion or affection; earnest; affectionate; affecting: as, “made such affectuous labour,” Fabian, vii.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Full of passion or emotion; earnest.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective obsolete Full of passion or emotion; earnest.

Etymologies

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Latin affectuous: compare French affectueux. See affect.

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Examples

  • Shortlie after he feined himselfe sicke, and in all hast sent messengers about to assemble his barons, who being come at the day appointed, he called them one after another into his priuie chamber, and there handled them in such affectuous sort with wise and discréet words, that he got their good wils to further him to their powers, for the reducing of the kingdome eftsoones into the hands of his brother Archigallus.

    Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

  • Right excellent right high and mighty prince, our most dereste brother and nephew, we recommende us unto you in our most hertee and affectuous maner by this berer, your familyar servitor, David Wood.

    Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. Various 1852

  • ‘tasting’ is not meant any light or superficial impression made upon the hearts or souls of men, through the sense or apprehension of it, but an emphatical, inward, and affectuous relish and sense of the excellent and heavenly sweetness and pleasantness of it, opposed to a bare speculation or naked apprehension thereof.

    The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966

  • Du Quesne, my husband, send affectuous remembrances to their young friend, with which are ever joined those of your sincere Presidente de Mouchy.”

    The Virginians 2006

  • Du Quesne, my husband, send affectuous remembrances to their young friend, with which are ever joined those of your sincere Presidente de Mouchy. "

    The Virginians William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

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