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bombylious

/bɒmˈbɪliəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bom-byl-i-ous
IPA
/bɒmˈbɪliəs/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Buzzing like a bumblebee.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin bombyx (“bumblebee”) + English -ious.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more bombylious (comparative) most bombylious (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

bombyx

Questions

How do you pronounce bombylious?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɒmˈbɪliəs/.
What does bombylious mean?
Buzzing like a bumblebee.
Where does bombylious come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce bombylious

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