memorious
- adjective
- /məˈmɔːrɪəs/
- Archaic
:
memorioso
- Because he was so memorious, he never forgot a single birthday.
Examples
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The memorious student could recite every poem from memory.
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Her memorious nature made her an excellent historian.
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She is memorious.
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Tom is quite memorious and remembers everyone's birthdays.
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The memorious elder could recall the stories of his childhood vividly.
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Her memorious ability allowed her to effortlessly remember complex details from the lecture.
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As a memorious person, he impressed his friends by recounting their shared past experiences.
Synonyms
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Able to remember things easily and for a long time
Remembers many details clearly
How Retentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
memorious = memory (transparent) = memor + ious
A straightforward adjectival formation meaning 'having or pertaining to memory'; learners who know 'memory' and the suffix '-ious' can infer this sense.
Etymology
Memorious comes from the old Latin root memor, meaning 'remember', the same root you see in memory. So a memorious person is someone who can remember things easily.