Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pustulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pus-tu-lous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing pustules.

adj

Resembling a pustule.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pustule Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English pustulous From pustule + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more pustulous (comparative) most pustulous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

pustulant pustulent

Synonyms

pustular pustulate

Questions

What does pustulous mean?: Bearing pustules.
Where does pustulous come from?: Etymology tree English pustule Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English pustulous From pustule + -ous.

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