cornute

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/kɔːˈnjuːt/ (UK)

Definition of cornute

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
    “‘Will you cooperate with me in cornuting your husband? It's a must!’”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
    “‘Will you cooperate with me in cornuting your husband? It's a must!’”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Bearing horns or shaped like a horn; cornuted.

noun

  1. A member of the order Cornuta.
    “Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover plates do not open widely.”

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Etymology

From Latin cornūtus, from cornu.

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