epicureous

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A form of epicurean — Pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.

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Meanings

adjectiveepicureous (comparative more epicureous, superlative most epicureous)

comparative more epicureous · superlative most epicureous

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of epicurean.

    Synonyms: epicureal, epicurean, epicurish, Babylonian, decadent, epicureal, epicurean, epicurish

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
decadentepicureanepicurishhedonichedonisticintemperatelotus-eatingluxuriousnaughtyself-indulgentsensualisticsinfulsybaritesybariticsybariticalvoluptuarianvoluptuary

Origin

From epicure + -ous.

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APA

epicureous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicureous

MLA

“epicureous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicureous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicureous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicureous.

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