Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viraginian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vi-ragini-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a virago.

Example Sentences

"But does it not argue rather the lascivious promptness of his own fancy, who, from the harmless mention of a sleekstone, could neigh out the remembrance of his old conversation among the viraginian trollops?"
"We have, at different times, received viraginian epistles from gentlemen of the pellets[…]"
"I feel that Anne reserved her viraginian acts for the circumstances of her new life more than for Will’s suspected infidelities."

Etymology

From Latin virāgin-, oblique stem of virāgō + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Inflected Forms

more viraginian (comparative) most viraginian (superlative)

Synonyms

viraginous

Questions

What does viraginian mean?: Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a virago.
Where does viraginian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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