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-alicious

-alicious is the alternative form of -licious.

Meaning of -licious

Suffix

-licious

  1. Used to form intensified adjectives indicating deliciousness, from nouns and adjectives.
    • If you prefer your burgers hot and spicy, then add the jalapeño seeds to this veggie-licious wrap.2011, Nancy Kennedy, The Hollywood Wrap: 100 Quick and Easy Meals to Fuel Your Workout, page 83

Questions about -alicious

What is -alicious the alternative form of?
-alicious is the alternative form of -licious.

Words near -alicious in the dictionary

  1. -al
  2. -alf
  3. -algia
  4. -algy
  5. -alia
  6. -alicious
  7. -ality
  8. -all
  9. -ally
  10. -alog
  11. -alogs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -alicious (page history and authors); -licious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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