Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulturous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vul-tur-ous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.

Example Sentences

"The attorney licked his lips with vulturous delight as he listened to the man's description of neck pain after the accident."

Etymology

Etymology tree English vulture Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English vulturous From vulture + -ous.

Inflected Forms

more vulturous (comparative) most vulturous (superlative)

Synonyms

vulturelike vulturine vulturish predatory rapacious raptorial ravening

Questions

What does vulturous mean?: Having the characteristics of a vulture, especially in being rapacious, greedy, or scavenging.
Where does vulturous come from?: Etymology tree English vulture Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English vulturous From vulture + -ous.

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