Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oratorious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-a-to-ri-ous
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

oratorical

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin oratorius.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more oratorious (comparative) most oratorious (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

oratoriously

Questions

What does oratorious mean?
oratorical
Where does oratorious come from?
Latin oratorius.

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