Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glaireous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glaire-ous
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

slimy

Etymology

From glair + -eous.

Inflected Forms

more glaireous (comparative) most glaireous (superlative)

Questions

What does glaireous mean?
slimy
Where does glaireous come from?
From glair + -eous.

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