Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

founderous

/ˈfaʊndəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: founder-ous
IPA: /ˈfaʊndəɹəs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I have travelled through the negotiation, — and a sad, founderous road it is."

Etymology

From founder + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: founder

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more founderous (comparative) most founderous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce founderous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaʊndəɹəs/.
What does founderous mean?: Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
Where does founderous come from?: From founder + -ous.

How to pronounce founderous

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