variolic

1. 1.

   relating to small pox

   Synonymsvariolarvariolous

Questions about variolic

What does variolic mean?

variolic means "relating to small pox".

How many syllables are in variolic?

variolic has 4 syllables: va-ri-o-lic. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for variolic?

Close synonyms include variolar, variolous. 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 variolic a common word?

variolic 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.