Meanings
adjectivequinquefarious (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveArranged in five vertical rows.
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Origin
- Latinquīnque“five”
- Englishquinquefarious
From Latin quīnque (“five”) +ferō (“carry, bear”).
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Rhymes with quinquefarious
varioushilariousAquariusprecariouscalcareousnefariousvicariousStradivariusmultifariouscariousBelisariusscopariuslibrariusmalariousacinariousadversariousanticariousapocrisariusapocrisiariusarbitrariousarenariousargillocalcareousarmariusassarius
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APA
quinquefarious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquefarious
MLA
“quinquefarious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquefarious. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquefarious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquefarious.
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