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agrope

/əˈɡɹoʊp/

agrope adverb: in the act of groping.

Adverb

agrope (not comparable)

  1. In the act of groping.
    • Life and life and life! agrope in
      The dusk of death, warm hands, stretched out
      For swords, proved more life still to hope in.1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Italy and the World
    • And he saw other things too in her manner: saw how it had adjusted itself to the hidden intricacies of a situation in which, even after Mrs. Fisher's elucidating flashes, he still felt himself agrope.1905, Edith Wharton, House of Mirth

Origin of agrope

From a- + grope.

Words that rhyme with agrope

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Questions about agrope

What does agrope mean?
Agrope means in the act of groping.
What part of speech is agrope?
Agrope is an adverb.
How do you pronounce agrope?
Agrope is pronounced /əˈɡɹoʊp/.

Words near agrope in the dictionary

  1. agropastoralism
  2. agropastoralist
  3. agropastoralists
  4. agropatch
  5. agropatches
  6. agrope
  7. agropecuary
  8. agropelter
  9. agropelters
  10. agropesticide
  11. agropesticides

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