Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idolous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: idol-ous
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"O idolous shepherd ! saith Zachary ; thou seekest not to heal the wounded , but to eat the flesh of the fat"

Etymology

From idol + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: idol

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more idolous (comparative) most idolous (superlative)

Questions

What does idolous mean?: idolatrous
Where does idolous come from?: From idol + -ous.

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