What does -acious mean?
-acious means Used to form adjectives from nouns and verb stems..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · suffix
Used to form adjectives from nouns and verb stems..
audacity → audacious
sage → sagacious
fallacy → fallacious
Use -acious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-acious means Used to form adjectives from nouns and verb stems..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
audacity → audacious
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