tartarous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tar"tar*ous adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. tartareux.
Definitions
  1. Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities; tartareous.
Tar"tar*ous adjective
Definitions
  1. Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.
    The Tartarous moods of common men. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913