Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pilu-lous
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a pill or pilule.

Example Sentences

"Has any one ever pinched into its pilulous smallness the cobweb of pre-matrimonial acquaintanceship?"

Etymology

From Latin pilula (“a pill”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: pilula
Suffix: ous

Inflected Forms

more pilulous (comparative) most pilulous (superlative)

Questions

What does pilulous mean?: Resembling a pill or pilule.
Where does pilulous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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