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affectious

affectious adjective: affectionate.

Adjective

affectious (comparative more affectious, superlative most affectious)

  1. (obsolete) affectionate
    Synonyms:
    cordial

Synonyms of affectious

Forms of affectious

comparativemore affectious
superlativemost affectious

Origin of affectious

From affection + -ous.

Words formed from affectious

Questions about affectious

What does affectious mean?
Affectious means affectionate.
What part of speech is affectious?
Affectious is an adjective.

Words near affectious in the dictionary

  1. affectioned
  2. affectioning
  3. affectionless
  4. affectionlessness
  5. affections
  6. affectious
  7. affectiously
  8. affective
  9. affective computing
  10. affective disorder
  11. affective disorders

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