quizzacious

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English

Etymology

From quiz +‎ -acious, derived from the verb quiz (to mock).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kwɪˈzeɪʃəs/
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Adjective

quizzacious (comparative more quizzacious, superlative most quizzacious)

  1. (rare) Mocking or satirical.
    • c. 1792, Jeremy Bentham, A letter:
      I [] made a little quizzacious attack upon the bishop, which he took very well, — no offence in the slightest degree.
    • 2012, Phil Cousineau, The Painted Word:
      The quizzacious Cousineau has also written or co-written eighteen documentary films and contributed to forty-two other books.
    • 2021, Ian Tinny, Black Sun:
      The quizzacious impact would increase by pairing Mao's pic with his pal Stalin's portrait, and then adding Stalin's pal Hitler on the same paper currency.