spi·nose
 spinose
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- pronunciation:
- spaI
nos
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
bearing or covered with spines; spiny.
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| derivations: |
spinosely (adv.), spinosity (n.) |
The word spinose
contains the following part:
-ose1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means
having many or much of; tending toward
More about this word part:
Adjectives ending in
-ose1 were borrowed as whole words from Latin, where the suffix was -osus. The suffix
-ose1 is therefore always attached to a bound Latin root. Most adjectives ending in
-ose1 have a corresponding noun form ending in -ity (
verbose
: verbosity). See
-osity.
Example words:
adipose,
bellicose,
grandiose,
jocose,
lachrymose,
morose,
otiose,
pilose,
plumose,
ramose,
spinose,
varicose,
verbose