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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1577-1578
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Exterminious, a. [f. Exterminioun,n.] Tending to extermination. — a1578 Pitsc. I. 47/29.
Quhilk witht in schort tyme sould be exterminious of [the] surname
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"Exterminious adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/exterminious>
