Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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SUBSTANTIOUS, adj. Substantial, solid, firmly built or constructed. Now only arch. [sʌb′stɑnʃəs]Sc. c.1700 Descrip. Sheriffdom Lnk. (M.C.) 30:
A good and substantious house.s.Sc. 1898 E. Hamilton Mawkin xvi.:
It's no extra substantious looking.
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