anvilicious
anvilicious · more anvilicious · most anvilicious
Conveyed in a heavy-handed, unsubtle wayConveyed in a heavy-handed, unsubtle way; preachy.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)Conveyed in a heavy-handed, unsubtle way; preachy.
Origin
From anvil + -licious, the implication being that the message's delivery is as unsubtle asFrom anvil + -licious, the implication being that the message's delivery is as unsubtle as the dropping of an anvil on a person's head (a stock occurrence in cartoons).
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Forms
more anvilicious, most anvilicious| Comparative | more anvilicious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most anvilicious Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form