Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinaigrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vinaigrous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The fair Palace Dames publicly declare that this Lafayette, detestable though he be, is their saviour for once. Even the ancient vinaigrous Tantes admit it; […]"

Etymology

From French vinaigre (“vinegar”) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vinaigre

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more vinaigrous (comparative) most vinaigrous (superlative)

Questions

What does vinaigrous mean?: vinegary
Where does vinaigrous come from?: From French vinaigre (“vinegar”) + -ous.

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