Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quisquilious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quisquil-ious
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin quisquilia (“bric-a-brac”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more quisquilious (comparative) most quisquilious (superlative)

Questions

What does quisquilious mean?
composed of bric-a-brac, miscellaneous
Where does quisquilious come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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