Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rageous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ra-geous
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fierce; violent

British usage

Etymology

From rage + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more rageous (comparative) most rageous (superlative)

Questions

What does rageous mean?
fierce; violent
Where does rageous come from?
From rage + -ous.

How to pronounce rageous

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