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voraginous

voraginous adjective: pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.

Adjective

voraginous (comparative more voraginous, superlative most voraginous)

  1. Pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.

Forms of voraginous

comparativemore voraginous
superlativemost voraginous

Origin of voraginous

Latin vorāginōsus, from vorāgō (“abyss”).

Questions about voraginous

What does voraginous mean?
Voraginous means pertaining to a whirlpool; full of whirlpools; hence, devouring.
What part of speech is voraginous?
Voraginous is an adjective.

Words near voraginous in the dictionary

  1. voraciously
  2. voraciousness
  3. voracities
  4. voracity
  5. voragines
  6. voraginous
  7. vorago
  8. voragoes
  9. voragos
  10. vorant
  11. vorapaxar

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