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pyrrhous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pyrrhous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

reddish; ruddy

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós). Spelling influenced by -ous.

Inflected Forms

more pyrrhous (comparative) most pyrrhous (superlative)

Questions

What does pyrrhous mean?
reddish; ruddy
Where does pyrrhous come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós). Spelling influenced by -ous.

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