angust

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UK, US/æŋˈɡʌst/

adjective

Narrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.

OriginLatin angustus →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

adjectiveangust (comparative more angust, superlative most angust)

comparative more angust · superlative most angust

  1. obsoleteNarrow; strait; contracted; not spacious.

Origin

  1. Latinangustus
  2. Englishangust

From Latin angustus.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

angust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angust

MLA

“angust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angust. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angust,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angust.

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