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Besieging vs Obsidious - What's the difference?

besieging | obsidious |

As a verb besieging

is .

As a noun besieging

is the act by which a place is besieged.

As an adjective obsidious is

(rare) besieging; besetting, obsessional.

besieging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which a place is besieged.
  • * (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
    • stories of warriors and abbots and bards, of feudal lords at ruthless war with each other, of besiegings and battles and captives and torments.

    obsidious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) besieging; besetting, obsessional

    • Related terms

    *obsidion

    References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989