founderous

foun·der·ous

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foun-der-uh s]
- /ˈfaʊn dər əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foun-der-uh s]
- /ˈfaʊn dər əs/

Definitions of founderous word

adjective founderous likely to cause foundering; miry; swampy. 1
adjective founderous causing to founder 0
adjective founderous (archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up. 0

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Origin of founderous

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70; founder2 + -ous

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Parts of speech for Founderous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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founderous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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