vicissitudinous

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adjective

Characterized by or filled with vicissitudes.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivevicissitudinous (comparative more vicissitudinous, superlative most vicissitudinous)

comparative more vicissitudinous · superlative most vicissitudinous · alternative vicissitudious

  1. Characterized by or filled with vicissitudes.

    Synonyms: vicissitudinary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacterized by or filled with vicissitudes.

Origin

  1. Latinvicissitūdō
  2. Latinvicissitūdin-
  3. Englishvicissitudinous

From Latin vicissitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin vicissitūdō, from vicis + -tūdō. By surface analysis, vicissitude + -ous.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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