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vitriolous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vit-ri-olous
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of vitriolic, of or resembling vitriol, various metallic sulphates.

Archaic

Etymology

From vitriol + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more vitriolous (comparative) most vitriolous (superlative)

Synonyms

vitriolic of or resembling vitriol various metallic sulphates

Questions

What does vitriolous mean?
Synonym of vitriolic, of or resembling vitriol, various metallic sulphates.
Where does vitriolous come from?
From vitriol + -ous.

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