Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aculeous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-uleous
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or pertaining to a needle.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And such an order is observed in the aculeous prickly plantation, upon the heads of several common thistles."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aculeus (“needle”) + -ous.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more aculeous (comparative) most aculeous (superlative)

Questions

What does aculeous mean?: Resembling or pertaining to a needle.
Where does aculeous come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin aculeus (“needle”) + -ous.

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