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naufragous

naufragous adjective: of or pertaining to a shipwreck.

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 naufragous

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

Questions about naufragous

What does naufragous mean?
Naufragous means of or pertaining to a shipwreck.
What part of speech is naufragous?
Naufragous is an adjective.

Words near naufragous in the dictionary

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

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