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niggerous

/ˈnɪɡəɹəs/

niggerous adjective: synonym of niggery.

Adjective

niggerous (comparative more niggerous, superlative most niggerous)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, rare, slur) Synonym of niggery.
    • We had a pleasant view of the coast, but it was, I must allow, of a niggerous phys'onomy.1834, John Galt, The Literary Life and Miscellanies of John Galt, volume 2, page 180
    • Quick and hair-triggerous, / Joyous and vigorous, / Home from the niggerous / African shore, / Bringing a zoo with him, / Zebra and gnu with him, / What shall we do with him / Our Theodore?1910, Arthur Guiterman, “His Future”, in Collier's, volume 45, page 58
    Synonyms:
    niggery

Synonyms of niggerous

Forms of niggerous

comparativemore niggerous
superlativemost niggerous

Origin of niggerous

From nigger + -ous.

Words formed from niggerous

Questions about niggerous

What does niggerous mean?
Niggerous means synonym of niggery.
What part of speech is niggerous?
Niggerous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce niggerous?
Niggerous is pronounced /ˈnɪɡəɹəs/.

Words near niggerous in the dictionary

  1. niggerness
  2. niggerologist
  3. niggerologists
  4. niggerology
  5. niggerosity
  6. niggerous
  7. niggerphile
  8. niggerphiles
  9. niggers
  10. niggers in the fence
  11. niggers in the woodpile

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