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scutilus.

thin, slender

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈskʊ.tɪ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈskuː.ti.lus]
  1. thin, slender

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

From the same Proto-Indo-European root as Ancient Greek σκύλλω (skúllō, “to molest, annoy”) and Lithuanian skùtas (“a small piece of something”).

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