"Imposturous" is a very rare word that means deceitful or dishonest. The pronunciation of this 12-letter word is im-paw-stuh-rus, with stress on the second syllable. It starts with the prefix "im-" meaning not or opposite, followed by "post-" which means after, and ends with "-ous" which is a suffix that creates adjectives. The combination of these roots gives the word its meaning of something not genuine or false. Due to its uncommon usage, "imposturous" is often misspelled as "impostorous".