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Lentiginous Len Tij Uh Nuhs Adjective Covered Freckles Latin Lentiginosus Freckled

Front lentiginous \len-TIJ-uh-nuhs\
Back adjective
Covered with freckles.

[From Latin lentiginosus (freckled), from lentigo (freckle), from lens (lentil).]

"I realised that my freckly Celtic complexion wasn't a curse I had to endure for life, and my offensively lentiginous skin could be smoothed into picture-perfect ivory." - Simon Price; Cover-up, Powder and Eyeliner; The Guardian (London, UK); Dec 14, 2002. 

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