THEROID

Etymology 1

Adjective

theroid (comparative more theroid, superlative most theroid)

Bestial, resembling an animal.

Etymology 2

Adjective

theroid (not comparable)

Obsolete spelling of thyroid.

Source: Wiktionary


The"roid, a. [Gr. qh`r, qhro`s, wild beast + -oid.] (Med.)

Definition: Resembling a beast in nature or habit; marked by animal characteristics; as, theroid idiocy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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