Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anguineal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-guineal
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a snake; anguineous

adj

Describing a certain type of hyperbola that has a snakelike form

Obsolete

Etymology

From anguine(ous) + -al, from Latin anguineus, from anguin- + -eus, from an earlier form of anguis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: anguineus
Suffix: anguineous

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more anguineal (comparative) most anguineal (superlative)

Questions

What does anguineal mean?: Like a snake; anguineous
Where does anguineal come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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