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sortilegious

/sɔɹt.ɪˈliːd͡ʒəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sor-ti-le-gious
IPA
/sɔɹt.ɪˈliːd͡ʒəs/
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to sortilege, sorcerous

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French sortilègeux.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɔɹt.ɪˈliːd͡ʒəs/

Inflected Forms

more sortilegious (comparative) most sortilegious (superlative)

Synonyms

mystical thaumaturgic magical mystic numinous sorcerous sortilegious witching

Rhymes With

prestigious egregious sacrilegious regious

Questions

How do you pronounce sortilegious?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɔɹt.ɪˈliːd͡ʒəs/.
What does sortilegious mean?
Pertaining to sortilege, sorcerous
Where does sortilegious come from?
From French sortilègeux.

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