Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deluginous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
del-ug-i-nous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Deluge-like; overwhelmingly abundant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From deluge + -inous, with -inous, from -in- on analogy of Latin -in- oblique stem of third declension + -ous. Likely coined by George Darley, who first used the term in 1897.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more deluginous (comparative) most deluginous (superlative)

Questions

What does deluginous mean?
Deluge-like; overwhelmingly abundant.
Where does deluginous come from?
From deluge + -inous, with -inous, from -in- on analogy of Latin -in- oblique stem of third declension + -ous. Likely coined by George Darley, who first used the term in 1897.

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