"quizzacious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kwɪˈzeɪʃəs/ [UK] Audio: Quizzacious in more voice.ogg [US] Forms: more quizzacious [comparative], most quizzacious [superlative]
Etymology: quiz + -acious, derived from the verb quiz (“to mock”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quiz|acious}} quiz + -acious Head templates: {{en-adj}} quizzacious (comparative more quizzacious, superlative most quizzacious)
  1. (rare) Mocking or satirical. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-quizzacious-en-adj-tB2z1SzE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -acious

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