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scopulous

scopulous adjective: full of rocks; rocky.

Adjective

scopulous (comparative more scopulous, superlative most scopulous)

  1. (obsolete) Full of rocks; rocky.

Forms of scopulous

comparativemore scopulous
superlativemost scopulous

Origin of scopulous

From Latin scopulosus, from scopulus (“a rock”), from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos).

Questions about scopulous

What does scopulous mean?
Scopulous means full of rocks; rocky.
What part of speech is scopulous?
Scopulous is an adjective.

Words near scopulous in the dictionary

  1. scopulas
  2. scopulate
  3. scopuli-
  4. scopuliferous
  5. scopuliform
  6. scopulous
  7. Scopus
  8. Scopwick
  9. scopy
  10. scorable
  11. scoracious

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