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naufragous

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Etymology

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From Latin naufragium (“shipwreck”) +‎ -ous.

Adjective

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naufragous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to a shipwreck.
    • 1862, Thomas Adams, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      It is the most dangerous shipwreck, that this naufragous world can give, the shipwreck of faith.
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