Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gangrenous

/ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: gan-gre-nous
IPA: /ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.

Example Sentences

"The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous."

Etymology

Etymology tree English gangrene Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English gangrenous From gangrene + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more gangrenous (comparative) most gangrenous (superlative)

Derived Forms

gangrenously nongangrenous

Synonyms

infected necrotic putrefactive rotting septic mortified

Questions

How do you pronounce gangrenous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs/.
What does gangrenous mean?: Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.
Where does gangrenous come from?: Etymology tree English gangrene Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English gangrenous From gangrene + -ous.

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