Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filibusterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fil-i-bus-ter-ous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From filibuster + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more filibusterous (comparative) most filibusterous (superlative)

Questions

What does filibusterous mean?
filibustering
Where does filibusterous come from?
From filibuster + -ous.

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