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disgusterous

disgusterous adjective: disgusting.

Adjective

disgusterous (comparative more disgusterous, superlative most disgusterous)

  1. (rare) disgusting
    • 'That is the most disgusterous taste that is ever touching my teeth!'1982, Roald Dahl, BFG
    • Phosphor bronze is the most disgusterous stuff that has ever been employed for the purpose of springing keys; not only does it degrade quickly over the years but it also breaks easily, usually flush with the pillar.1994, Clarinet and Saxophone - Volume 19, page 36

Forms of disgusterous

comparativemore disgusterous
superlativemost disgusterous

Origin of disgusterous

Coined by British author Roald Dahl. Modeled after disgusting and perhaps preposterous.

Questions about disgusterous

What does disgusterous mean?
Disgusterous means disgusting.
What part of speech is disgusterous?
Disgusterous is an adjective.

Words near disgusterous in the dictionary

  1. disgusted
  2. Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells
  3. disgustedly
  4. disgustedness
  5. Disgusteds of Tunbridge Wells
  6. disgusterous
  7. disgustful
  8. disgustfully
  9. disgustfulness
  10. disgustin'
  11. disgusting

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