-acious

-acious

a suffix forming adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in the suffixes -acity and -acy: audacious; fallacious.

Origin:
< Latin -āci- (stem of -āx) adj. suffix + -ous
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-acious is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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