Hyphenation of numerous

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word numerous? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

nu-mer-ous

Definitions of numerous:

1.	Amounting to a large indefinite number Numerous times The family was numerous Palomar's fans are legion

Synonyms of numerous:

adj	many

Last hyphenations of this language

interdict defibrinize Trollope trireme goat-headed authoress viticulture individuate intimation inbreathe nutrient Richardson interfertile vellum Indo-Aryan intermediation Lena totemist tousle

Hyphenator

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