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morosus.

captious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[moːˈroː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[moˈrɔː.s̬us]

  1. captious, persnickety, fastidious, difficult (to please)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. peevish, wayward, capricious

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From mōs + -ōsus.

adj[mɔˈroː.sʊs]Classical-Latin[moˈrɔː.s̬us]

  1. slow (in coming), lingering

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *morā Latin mora Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin morōsus From mora (“delay”) + -ōsus.

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