piceous

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: piteous, pileous

Antonyms: piteous, pileous

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} Of or pertaining to {{l|en|pitch|t=a [[sticky]], [[dark#Adjective|dark]] [[brown#Adjective|brown]] [[substance]] obtained from [[distill]]ing [[turpentine]] or [[wood tar]], or [[crude oil]] or [[tar]]}}; having a [[quality#Noun|quality]] like pitch.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|entomology}} [[resemble|Resembling]] pitch in [[colour#Noun|colour]]; a very dark brown.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.