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naufrageous

naufrageous is the alternative form of naufragous.

Meaning of naufragous

Adjective

naufragous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to a shipwreck.
    • It is the most dangerous shipwreck, that this naufragous world can give, the shipwreck of faith.1862, Thomas Adams, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Origin of naufrageous

From Latin naufragium (“shipwreck”) + -eous.

Questions about naufrageous

What is naufrageous the alternative form of?
Naufrageous is the alternative form of naufragous.

Words near naufrageous in the dictionary

  1. naufragate
  2. naufragated
  3. naufragates
  4. naufragating
  5. naufrage
  6. naufrageous
  7. naufragous
  8. nauga
  9. naugahide
  10. naugahyde
  11. Naugatuck

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