Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravinous

/ɹˈeɪvɪnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ravi-nous
IPA: /ɹˈeɪvɪnɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of ravines.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"It is, therefore, necessary to control the spread of ravines, as well as to reclaim the ravinous area wherever practicable."

Etymology

From ravine + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ravine

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

more ravinous (comparative) most ravinous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ravinous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪvɪnɪs/.
What does ravinous mean?: Full of ravines.
Where does ravinous come from?: From ravine + -ous.

How to pronounce ravinous

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