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ulcerous

/ˈʌl.sɚ.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
ul-cer-ous
IPA
/ˈʌl.sɚ.əs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to an ulcer

adj

Having an ulcer

Etymology

From ulcer + -ous (compare Latin ulcerōsus).

Inflected Forms

more ulcerous (comparative) most ulcerous (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiulcerous nonulcerous preulcerous ulcerously ulcerousness

Frequently Paired Words

ulcer ulcerate ulceration ulcerative

Synonyms

cankerous ulcerated

Questions

How do you pronounce ulcerous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌl.sɚ.əs/.
What does ulcerous mean?
Of or relating to an ulcer
Where does ulcerous come from?
From ulcer + -ous (compare Latin ulcerōsus).

How to pronounce ulcerous

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