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epicureous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epi-cure-ous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of epicurean.

Obsolete

Etymology

From epicure + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more epicureous (comparative) most epicureous (superlative)

Synonyms

epicureal epicurean epicurish Babylonian decadent epicureous hedonic hedonistic intemperate lotus-eating luxurious naughty

Questions

What does epicureous mean?
Obsolete form of epicurean.
Where does epicureous come from?
From epicure + -ous.

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