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Simious

Simious \Sim"i*ous\, a.[L. simia an ape.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Simi[ae]; monkeylike.

That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others.
--Sydney Smith.

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simious

a. (context archaic English) simian; like a monkey

Usage examples of "simious".

The dwarf's features were decidedly of a simious character, the nose being flat, with wide nostrils, and having a long interval between it and the mouth, and the hair being of a tawny hue, with a marked resemblance to fur.