carious

[ kair-ee-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. having caries, as teeth; decayed.

Origin of carious

1
1520–30; <Latin cariōsus decayed, rotten, equivalent to cari(ēs) caries + -ōsus-ous

Other words from carious

  • car·i·os·i·ty [kair-ee-os-i-tee], /ˌkɛər iˈɒs ɪ ti/, car·i·ous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for carious

carious

cariose (ˈkɛərɪˌəʊz)

/ (ˈkɛərɪəs) /


adjective
  1. (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed

Derived forms of carious

  • cariosity (ˌkærɪˈɒsɪtɪ, ˌkɛərɪ-) or cariousness, noun

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