8. Consisting of unlike elements or ingredients of different (other) kinds.
13. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed; as, a precocious child.
15. Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense. Originally, preposterous meant having the after part before.
ulent = full of.
| 1. corp ulent, body | 4. succ ulent, juice |
| 2. fraud ulent, fraud | 5. esc ulent, food |
| 3. op ulent, wealth | 6. vir ulent, poison |
1. A corpulent person is one who has an excess of fat; hence, literally speaking, is full of body.
4. Succulent plants are full of juice; as, the stalk of the sugar cane.
5. Esculent plants are those suitable for food (literally, full of food).
“Every lover of that invaluable esculent (the potato) has reason to remember with gratitude the settlers of Londonderry.”—Whittier.
ure = act or state of, that which.