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luctual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
luc-tu-al
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Producing grief; saddening.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin luctus (“mourning, sorrow”), from lugere, from luctum (“to mourn”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more luctual (comparative) most luctual (superlative) luctuall (alternative)

Questions

What does luctual mean?
Producing grief; saddening.
Where does luctual come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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