rubiginous

ru·big·i·nous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo-bij-uh-nuh s]
- /ruˈbɪdʒ ə nəs/
- /ruː.ˈbɪ.dʒɪ.nəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-bij-uh-nuh s]
- /ruˈbɪdʒ ə nəs/

Definitions of rubiginous word

adjective rubiginous rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red. 1
abbreviation RUBIGINOUS rust-coloured 0
adjective rubiginous rust-colored; reddish-brown 0

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Origin of rubiginous

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

1665-75; < Latin rōbīginōsus, equivalent to rōbīgin-, rūbīgin-, stem of rōbīgō, rūbīgō rust (akin to ruber red1) + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Rubiginous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubiginous

rubiginous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rubiginous usage trend in Literature

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