serpiginous

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adjective

creeping, advancing

“Leprosy is a serpiginous disease.”

OriginLatin serpigio →
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Meanings

adjectiveserpiginous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecreeping, advancing

    Leprosy is a serpiginous disease.

Origin

  1. Latinserpigio“creeping and spreading skin disease”
  2. Englishserpiginous

Latin serpigio (“creeping and spreading skin disease”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spinigerous
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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