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acedious

acedious adjective: exhibiting acedia, or spiritual sloth.

Adjective

acedious (comparative more acedious, superlative most acedious)

  1. Exhibiting acedia, or spiritual sloth.

Forms of acedious

comparativemore acedious
superlativemost acedious

Origin of acedious

From acedia + -ous.

Questions about acedious

What does acedious mean?
Acedious means exhibiting acedia, or spiritual sloth.
What part of speech is acedious?
Acedious is an adjective.

Words near acedious in the dictionary

  1. acedia
  2. acediast
  3. acediasts
  4. acediasulfone
  5. Acedillo
  6. acedious
  7. Acedo
  8. acedoben
  9. Acedos
  10. acedoxin
  11. acedy

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