Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tartareous

/tɑɹˈtɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tartare-ous
IPA: /tɑɹˈtɛɹi.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar

adj

Having a rough, crumbly surface.

adj

Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.

Example Sentences

"Many lichens are tartareous."
"His brooding wings the Spirit of God outspread, / And vital virtue infused and vital warmth, / Throughout the fluid mass, but downward purged / The black, tartareous, cold, infernal, dregs / Adverse to life: then founded, then conglobed / Like things to like."

Etymology

From tartar + -eous, compare tartarous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɑɹˈtɛɹi.əs/
British English: /tɑːˈtɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

more tartareous (comparative) most tartareous (superlative)

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce tartareous?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑɹˈtɛɹi.əs/.
What does tartareous mean?: Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar
Where does tartareous come from?: From tartar + -eous, compare tartarous.

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