Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niggerous

/ˈnɪɡəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nig-ger-ous
IPA: /ˈnɪɡəɹəs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of niggery.

Derogatory; Offensive

Example Sentences

"We had a pleasant view of the coast, but it was, I must allow, of a niggerous phys'onomy."
"Quick and hair-triggerous, / Joyous and vigorous, / Home from the niggerous / African shore, / Bringing a zoo with him, / Zebra and gnu with him, / What shall we do with him / Our Theodore?"
"A 'nigger', that's what they call you. Negroes was 'niggerous' women ... . 'Nigger, what you want?' You know that's the way it was. I am serious! And when I'm at the nursing home, and I be running my mouth I can see them old white ones in there saying, 'She must think she's something.'"

Etymology

From nigger + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nigger

Usage

Inflected Forms

more niggerous (comparative) most niggerous (superlative)

Derived Forms

niggerosity

Synonyms

niggery

Questions

How do you pronounce niggerous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪɡəɹəs/.
What does niggerous mean?: Synonym of niggery.
Where does niggerous come from?: From nigger + -ous.

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