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horripilant

/həˈɹɪpɪlənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hor-rip-i-lant
IPA
/həˈɹɪpɪlənt/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of horripilating.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin horripilāns, the present participle of horripilō.

Inflected Forms

more horripilant (comparative) most horripilant (superlative)

Synonyms

horripilating

Questions

How do you pronounce horripilant?
The recorded pronunciation is /həˈɹɪpɪlənt/.
What does horripilant mean?
Synonym of horripilating.
Where does horripilant come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin horripilāns, the present participle of horripilō.

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