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Meaning of "filibusterous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILIBUSTEROUS

filibusterous  [ˌfɪlɪˈbʌstərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILIBUSTEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Filibusterous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FILIBUSTEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of filibusterous in the English dictionary

The definition of filibusterous in the dictionary is resembling a filibuster or the actions of a filibuster.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILIBUSTEROUS


adulteress
əˈdʌltərəs
adulterous
əˈdʌltərəs
apterous
ˈæptərəs
blusterous
ˈblʌstərəs
boisterous
ˈbɔɪstərəs
Hatteras
ˈhætərəs
heteropterous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs
hucksteress
ˈhʌkstərəs
icterus
ˈɪktərəs
impostorous
ɪmˈpɒstərəs
kernicterus
ˌkɜːˈnɪktərəs
pesterous
ˈpestərəs
preposterous
prɪˈpɒstərəs
roisterous
ˈrɔɪstərəs
roysterous
ˈrɔɪstərəs
stertorous
ˈstɜːtərəs
Tartarus
ˈtɑːtərəs
traitoress
ˈtreɪtərəs
traitorous
ˈtreɪtərəs
uterus
ˈjuːtərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILIBUSTEROUS

filial
filially
filialness
filiate
filiation
filibeg
filibuster
filibusterer
filibusterism
filicidal
filicide
filicinean
filiform
filigrain
filigree
filing
filing box
filing cabinet
filing clerk
filings

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILIBUSTEROUS

cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
odoriferous
onerous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of filibusterous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «filibusterous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILIBUSTEROUS

Find out the translation of filibusterous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of filibusterous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filibusterous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

filibusterous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

filibusterous
570 millions of speakers

English

filibusterous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

filibusterous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

filibusterous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флибустьерскую
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

filibusterous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

filibusterous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

filibusterous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Filibusterous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

filibusterous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

filibusterous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

filibusterous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Filibusterous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

filibusterous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

filibusterous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाईलिब्रस्टेरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

filibusterous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

filibusterous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filibusterous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флібустьєрських
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filibusterous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

filibusterous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

filibusterous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filibusterous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filibusterous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of filibusterous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILIBUSTEROUS»

The term «filibusterous» is used very little and occupies the 174.339 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about filibusterous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILIBUSTEROUS»

Discover the use of filibusterous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filibusterous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Out-doors at Idlewild
In my daily rides, of late, I had thought my neighbors' dogs rather more filibusterous than usual, and was wondering whether it was owing to the frost- sieve which I was allowing kind Dame Nature to spread protectingly over my upper lip, when ...
N. P. Willis, 1855
2
Out-doors at Idlewild: Or, The Shaping of a Home on the ...
In my daily rides, of late, I had thought my neighbors' dogs rather more filibusterous than usual, and was wondering whether it was owing to the frost- sieve which I was allowing kind Dame Nature to spread protectiugly' over my upper lip, when ...
Nathaniel Parker Willis, 1860
3
Common Blunders Made in Speaking and Writing
... don' t-look-sharp-ativencss, double-bed-edncss, dwindlification, equestrianess, cquipagestically, (in the style of an equipage,) et-setter-a, femalevolence, ex- horse-sted, Fiftb-A venuedity, Fifth-Avenuedles, fig- leaf-ocracy, filibusterous (Not.
Charles William Smith (of-?), 1869
4
The Southern Review
... don' t-look-sharp-ntiveness, double-bed-edness, ^Jwindlification, cquestrianess, tquipageslically, (in the style of an equipage,) et-setter-a, femalevolenee, ex-horse-sted, Fifth-Avenuedity, Fifth-Avenuedles, fig- leaf-ocracy , filibusterous (Nov.
Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick, 1869
5
New England Farmer
... says:] In my daily rides, of late, I had thought my neighbors' dogs rather more filibusterous than usual, and I was wondering whether it was owing to the frost- sieve which I was allowing kind Dame Nature to spread protectin ly over my upper ...
6
The New England Farmer: 1828
... and crowning with beauty and plenty our bounteous, beneficent earth." PIGS AND DOGS. [Mr. Willis, in one of his recent Idlowild letters, say*:] lii my daily rides , of late, I had thought my neighbors' dogs rather more filibusterous than usual ...
7
Alexander Watkins Terrell: Civil War Soldier, Texas ...
... his friend Andrew Jackson Hamilton, he could “obtain accurate information of the plans and purposes of the yankee government at all times” and could gather intelligence about “every secret filibusterous enterprise intended for Mexico.
Lewis L. Gould, 2010
8
Politics Or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States ...
34 Such an environment could hardly have been conducive to filibusterous tactics with much regularity or intensity. Despite the installation of a new ventilating system in 1859, senators continued to complain that the chamber was an ...
Sarah A. Binder, 2001
9
Bilingual Higher Education in the Legal Context: Group ...
the rhythm of implementation of Basque-medium education at their convenience, whilst even opposing it with filibusterous practices;29 (in general, bilingual posts became a much queried booty, a way to strengthen departmental weight and ...
Xabier Arzoz, 2012
10
Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives
However, it became obvious to his supporters, while the voting was still in progress, that their enemies were winning, thanks to the fact that the people were not there in full strength, and so they first delivered filibusterous speeches denouncing ...
Plutarch, Philip A. Stadter, 1999

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Filibusterous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/filibusterous>. Apr 2024 ».
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