| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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nubile
1) marriageable (said of a young woman); 2) sexually attractive (said of a young woman)
His passion abated but his love for his wife grew stronger as the years passed and her once nubile limbs became wrinkled.
Related English word: nuptial
Latin root words: nubilis, nubile - marriageable; nubo, nubere, nupsi, nuptus - to marry, wed
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