Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maculous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mac-u-lous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Macular, spotted.

Etymology

From Middle English maculose, maculous, from Classical Latin maculōsus. By surface analysis, macul(a) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: maculose,maculous, maculōsus

Inflected Forms

maculose (alternative)

Questions

What does maculous mean?: Macular, spotted.
Where does maculous come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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