Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tentiginous

/ˈtɛntɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tentig-i-nous
IPA: /ˈtɛntɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

stiff; stretched; strained

Obsolete

adj

lustful, lascivious

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I think, it is agreed among physicians, that nothing affects the head so much, as a tentiginous humour, repelled and elated to the upper region, found by daily practice to run frequently up into madness."
"a tentiginous State of the Fibres, stretched beyond their Power"
"Were you tentiginous? Ha? And again. Would you be acting of the incubus? Did her silks' rustling move you?"
"To wax tentiginous o'er a pretty woman"

Etymology

From Latin tentigo, tentiginis (“a tension, lecherousness”), from tendere, tentum (“to stretch”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tentigo

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more tentiginous (comparative) most tentiginous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tentiginous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛntɪd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does tentiginous mean?: stiff; stretched; strained
Where does tentiginous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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