carious

== English == === Etymology === From French carieux (“carious”), from carie (“decay (of bone or teeth)”) (from Latin cariēs (“rot, rottenness, corruption”), from careō (“to lack, be deprived of”), from Proto-Italic *kazēō (“to lack”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”).) + French -eux (“-ous”) (from Latin -ōsus (“full of, prone to”), from Old Latin -ōsos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-went-, *-wont- + *-to-)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛəɹi.əs/ (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɛəi.əs/, (among careful speakers) /ˈkæɹi.əs/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs, -æɹi.əs Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧ous === Adjective === carious (comparative more carious, superlative most carious) Having caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== caries dental caries ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === tooth decay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === curiosa