variolous

va·ri·o·lous

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vuh-rahy-uh-luh s]
- /vəˈraɪ ə ləs/
- /vˈeərɪələs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vuh-rahy-uh-luh s]
- /vəˈraɪ ə ləs/

Definitions of variolous word

adjective variolous of or relating to smallpox. 1
adjective variolous affected with smallpox. 1
adjective variolous having pits like those left by smallpox. 1
adjective variolous relating to or resembling smallpox; variolar 0
adjective variolous of or relating to variola, or smallpox 0

See all 5 definitions of variolous

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Origin of variolous

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; variol(a) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Variolous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Variolous

variolous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% 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.

variolous usage trend in Literature

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