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delictuous

/dəˈlɪkt͡ʃuəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
delic-tuous
IPA
/dəˈlɪkt͡ʃuəs/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

transgressing morality

Etymology

From Latin dēlīctum (“crime”), from neuter of dēlīctus, past participle of delinquo (“to be lacking; to fail; to transgress”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more delictuous (comparative) most delictuous (superlative)

Synonyms

illegal criminal

Questions

How do you pronounce delictuous?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈlɪkt͡ʃuəs/.
What does delictuous mean?
transgressing morality
Where does delictuous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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