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valetudinous

/ˌvælɪˈt(j)uːdɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vale-tudi-nous
IPA
/ˌvælɪˈt(j)uːdɪnəs/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

valetudinarian; ill, sick

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin valētūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -ous.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

more valetudinous (comparative) most valetudinous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce valetudinous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvælɪˈt(j)uːdɪnəs/.
What does valetudinous mean?
valetudinarian; ill, sick
Where does valetudinous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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