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viperous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
viper-ous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or pertaining to a viper

adj

venomous, malicious or treacherous

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English viper Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English viperous From viper + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more viperous (comparative) most viperous (superlative)

Derived Forms

viperously viperousness

Synonyms

viperish reptilian reptitious abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous baneful base

Questions

What does viperous mean?
of or pertaining to a viper
Where does viperous come from?
Etymology tree English viper Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English viperous From viper + -ous.

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