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banterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-ter-ous
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

bantersome; full of or characterized by banter.

Etymology

From banter + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more banterous (comparative) most banterous (superlative)

Questions

What does banterous mean?
bantersome; full of or characterized by banter.
Where does banterous come from?
From banter + -ous.

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