Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meteorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: me-te-orous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"From the other hill To their fix'd station, all in bright array, The cherubim descended, on the ground Gliding meteorous."

Etymology

From meteor + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: meteor

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more meteorous (comparative) most meteorous (superlative)

Questions

What does meteorous mean?: Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.
Where does meteorous come from?: From meteor + -ous.

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