Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

operous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oper-ous
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of operose.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

more operous (comparative) most operous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

operously

Questions

What does operous mean?
Obsolete form of operose.

How to pronounce operous

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