Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

integrous

/ɪnˈtɛɡɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-te-grous
IPA: /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəs/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or characterized by integrity.

Example Sentences

"No doubt hard, no doubt proud, unpleasant in self-esteem, and singularly blind to much of what was going on, and yet such a high-minded and integrous woman, […]"
"And Smiths of Policie shall invent, To cast new Molds of Government; While vulgar Birds, of weakest wing, Grow stout against the Eagle King, Whose just integrous heart shall prove The Adamant of Subjects love."
"He concluded by writing that ‘Hillsong is the most integrous church in the country, and its leadership is above reproach’."

Etymology

Integr- (the root of integr(ity)) + -ous (adjectival suffix: “full of, characterised by, possessing”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more integrous (comparative) most integrous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce integrous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəs/.
What does integrous mean?: Having or characterized by integrity.
Where does integrous come from?: Integr- (the root of integr(ity)) + -ous (adjectival suffix: “full of, characterised by, possessing”).

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