rupestral

1. 1.

   composed of or inscribed on rock

   “rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain”

   Synonymsrupicolous

Questions about rupestral

What does rupestral mean?

rupestral means "composed of or inscribed on rock".

How many syllables are in rupestral?

rupestral has 3 syllables: ru-pe-stral. The stress falls on "ru".

What is another word for rupestral?

Close synonyms include rupicolous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rupestral a common word?

rupestral is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.