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terreous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
terre-ous
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to earth; earthy.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "For when the ayery interſticies are filled, […] there remaines a groſſe and terreous portion at the bottome […]"

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin terreus + -ous, from terra + -eus. By surface analysis, terra + -eous.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more terreous (comparative) most terreous (superlative)

Questions

What does terreous mean?
Pertaining to earth; earthy.
Where does terreous come from?
Adapted borrowing of Latin terreus + -ous, from terra + -eus. By surface analysis, terra + -eous.

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