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bulbous

/ˈbʌlbəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
bul-bous
IPA
/ˈbʌlbəs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.

adj

Overweight and round in shape.

adj

Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bulbous (comparative) most bulbous (superlative)

Derived Forms

bulbously bulbousness nonbulbous pseudobulbous

Phrases

bulbous buttercup

Synonyms

bellied bellying bulging bulgy protuberant bulblike bulb-shaped

Questions

How do you pronounce bulbous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌlbəs/.
What does bulbous mean?
Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
Where does bulbous come from?
From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.

How to pronounce bulbous

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