Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tardigradous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tardi-gradous
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Moving slowly; slow-paced.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree English tardigrade Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tardigradous From tardigrade + -ous.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more tardigradous (comparative) most tardigradous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

tardigrade

Questions

What does tardigradous mean?: Moving slowly; slow-paced.
Where does tardigradous come from?: Etymology tree English tardigrade Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English tardigradous From tardigrade + -ous.

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