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agonous

/ˈæ.ɡə.nəs/

agonous adjective: possessing or filled with agony.

Adjective

agonous (comparative more agonous, superlative most agonous)

  1. (rare) Possessing or filled with agony.
    • His agonous torture, at the hands of his captors, seemed to last for ages.
    Synonyms:
    agonious

Synonyms of agonous

Forms of agonous

comparativemore agonous
superlativemost agonous

Origin of agonous

From Medieval Latin agōn + -ous.

Questions about agonous

What does agonous mean?
Agonous means possessing or filled with agony.
What part of speech is agonous?
Agonous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce agonous?
Agonous is pronounced /ˈæ.ɡə.nəs/.

Words near agonous in the dictionary

  1. agonophilia
  2. agonothetai
  3. agonothete
  4. agonothetes
  5. agonothetic
  6. agonous
  7. agonoxenid
  8. agonoxenids
  9. agonoxenine
  10. agons
  11. agony

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