founderous

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/ˈfaʊndəɹəs//ˈfaʊndɹəs/

adjective

Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.

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Meanings

adjectivefounderous (comparative more founderous, superlative most founderous)

comparative more founderous · superlative most founderous

  1. archaicDifficult to travel; likely to trip one up.

    I have travelled through the negotiation, — and a sad, founderous road it is.

    1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]

Origin

From founder + -ous.

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Chicago

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