Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambulatorial

/ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bu-la-to-ri-al
IPA: /ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial

Example Sentences

"Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build; the feet are larger and more ambulatorial, the wings are shorter and not so thin; the birds winnow the air in a steady course unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives."

Etymology

From Latin ambulator (“walker or wanderer”) + -ial.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ambulator

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl/

Inflected Forms

more ambulatorial (comparative) most ambulatorial (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

ambulatory cursorial fossorial gressorial natatorial raptorial saltatorial scansorial

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial gubernatorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial boreal combinatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce ambulatorial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌam.bjə.ləˈtoɹ.i.əl/.
What does ambulatorial mean?: ambulatory; adapted for walking; gressorial
Where does ambulatorial come from?: From Latin ambulator (“walker or wanderer”) + -ial.

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