Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vagarious

/veɪˈɡɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: va-gar-i-ous
IPA: /veɪˈɡɛɹi.əs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Subject to vagaries; erratic.

adj

Tending to wander or roam.

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree English vagary Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English vagarious From vagary + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /veɪˈɡɛɹi.əs/
British English: /vəˈɡɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

more vagarious (comparative) most vagarious (superlative)

Derived Forms

vagariously

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce vagarious?: The recorded pronunciation is /veɪˈɡɛɹi.əs/.
What does vagarious mean?: Subject to vagaries; erratic.
Where does vagarious come from?: Etymology tree English vagary Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English vagarious From vagary + -ous.

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