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protuberant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tu-ber-ant
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Swelling or bulging outward.

Etymology

Latin protuberans, protuberantis, present participle of protuberare. See protuberate.

Inflected Forms

more protuberant (comparative) most protuberant (superlative)

Derived Forms

protuberancy

Frequently Paired Words

protuberance protuberantly conspicuous

Synonyms

bulging tumid projecting prominent boln bulled distended extuberant farced nodose puffed protuberant

Antonyms

concave improminent incurved inflected intruse nonprojecting nonprominent unprotruding

Questions

What does protuberant mean?
Swelling or bulging outward.
Where does protuberant come from?
Latin protuberans, protuberantis, present participle of protuberare. See protuberate.

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