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acerous

ac·er·ous
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [as-er-uh s]
    • /ˈæs ər əs/
    • /əsˈɜːrəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-er-uh s]
    • /ˈæs ər əs/

Definitions of acerous word

  • adjective acerous having no antennae. 1
  • adjective acerous having no horns. 1
  • noun acerous Alternative spelling of acerose. 1
  • adjective acerous (zoology) Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks. 0
  • adjective acerous (zoology) Without antennae, as some insects. 0

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Origin of acerous

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Acerous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

acerous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

acerous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for acerous

adj acerous

  • acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
  • acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
  • mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
  • pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.
  • sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.

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