Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palaverous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palaver-ous
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Verbose; wordy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English palaver Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English palaverous From palaver + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more palaverous (comparative) most palaverous (superlative)

Questions

What does palaverous mean?: Verbose; wordy.
Where does palaverous come from?: Etymology tree English palaver Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English palaverous From palaver + -ous.

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