scopulous

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adjective

Full of rocks; rocky.

OriginLatin scopulosus ← Ancient Greek σκόπελος →
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Meanings

adjectivescopulous (comparative more scopulous, superlative most scopulous)

comparative more scopulous · superlative most scopulous

  1. obsoleteFull of rocks; rocky.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκόπελος
  2. Latinscopulosus
  3. Englishscopulous

From Latin scopulosus, from scopulus (“a rock”), from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos).

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APA

scopulous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scopulous

MLA

“scopulous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scopulous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scopulous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scopulous.

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