Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hirtellous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hirtel-lous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

with minute hairs.

Etymology

Diminutive from Latin hirtus (“hairy”), with -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hirtellous (comparative) most hirtellous (superlative)

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Questions

What does hirtellous mean?
with minute hairs.
Where does hirtellous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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