Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vegetous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veg-e-tous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

vigorous; lively; active; energetic.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"If she be fair, young, and vegetous, no sweetmeats ever drew more flies."

Etymology

Latin vegetus. See vegete.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more vegetous (comparative) most vegetous (superlative)

Synonyms

vegete

Questions

What does vegetous mean?: vigorous; lively; active; energetic.
Where does vegetous come from?: Latin vegetus. See vegete.

How to pronounce vegetous

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