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pertuse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-tuse
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pierced or punched with holes

Etymology

From Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere (“to beat or thrust through, to bore through”).

Inflected Forms

more pertuse (comparative) most pertuse (superlative)

Synonyms

pertused

Questions

What does pertuse mean?
pierced or punched with holes
Where does pertuse come from?
From Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere (“to beat or thrust through, to bore through”).

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