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voraginous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vor-agi-nous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.

Etymology

Latin vorāginōsus, from vorāgō (“abyss”).

Inflected Forms

more voraginous (comparative) most voraginous (superlative)

Questions

What does voraginous mean?
Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.
Where does voraginous come from?
Latin vorāginōsus, from vorāgō (“abyss”).

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