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hispidulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hispidu-lous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Minutely hispid; having tiny hairs.

Etymology

Diminutive of hispid. From Latin hispidul(us) + -ous. By surface analysis, hispid + -ule + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hispidulous (comparative) most hispidulous (superlative)

Questions

What does hispidulous mean?
Minutely hispid; having tiny hairs.
Where does hispidulous come from?
Diminutive of hispid. From Latin hispidul(us) + -ous. By surface analysis, hispid + -ule + -ous.

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