rubious

ru·bi·ous

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-bee-uh s]
- /ˈru bi əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo-bee-uh s]
- /ˈru bi əs/

Definitions of rubious word

adjective rubious being of the color of a ruby; ruby-colored. 1
adjective rubious of the colour ruby; dark red 0
adjective rubious ruby-colored; red 0

See all 3 definitions of rubious

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Origin of rubious

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605; ruby + -ous

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Parts of speech for Rubious

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubious

rubious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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