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ADIAPHOROUS
Definition of ADIAPHOROUS
adjective
neither harmful nor beneficial
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin adiaphorus or Ancient Greek ἀδιάφορος (adiáphoros).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ADIAPHOROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADIAPHOROUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADHIOOPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start ADIAPHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ADIAPHOROUS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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