Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burdenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bur-de-nous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Heavy; oppressive.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English burden Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English burdenous From burden + -ous.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more burdenous (comparative) most burdenous (superlative)

Questions

What does burdenous mean?: Heavy; oppressive.
Where does burdenous come from?: Etymology tree English burden Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English burdenous From burden + -ous.

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