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scarlatinous

scarlatinous adjective: of or pertaining to scarlet fever.

Adjective

scarlatinous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to scarlet fever.
    Synonyms:
    scarlatinal

Synonyms of scarlatinous

Origin of scarlatinous

From scarlatina + -ous.

Questions about scarlatinous

What does scarlatinous mean?
Scarlatinous means of or pertaining to scarlet fever.
What part of speech is scarlatinous?
Scarlatinous is an adjective.

Words near scarlatinous in the dictionary

  1. scarlatina
  2. scarlatinal
  3. scarlatinas
  4. scarlatiniform
  5. scarlatinoid
  6. scarlatinous
  7. Scarlattian
  8. Scarlem
  9. scarless
  10. scarlessly
  11. scarlessness

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