-ulent

1. a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, with the meaning “having in quantity, full of ” that specified by the initial element:

   corpulent; fraudulent; opulent; purulent.

-ulent

suffix forming adjectives

1. abundant or full of

   fraudulent

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ulent¹

From the Latin suffix -ulentus

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ulent¹

from Latin -ulentus

Example Sentences

Pū′beral; Pūber′ulent, covered with very fine downy hairs.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence to name these institutions, under such charters, colleges, is a fraud- ulent claim.

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Originally, preposterous meant having the after part before. ulent = full of.

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